# The Best Stanley Jordan Guitar Solos

> The 15 best Stanley Jordan guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Eleanor Rigby (1985), then Stairway to Heaven and Freddie Freeloader. Every video starts at the solo.

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Stanley Jordan's two-handed touch technique let a single guitarist play bass, chords and melody simultaneously, stunning the jazz world in the mid-1980s. His debut major-label album Magic Touch topped the jazz chart for a record-setting run.

Informed by: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Jordan), [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Touch_(Stanley_Jordan_album)), [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Home_(Stanley_Jordan_album))

1. [Eleanor Rigby](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-eleanor-rigby/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1985
2. [Stairway to Heaven](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-stairway-to-heaven/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1988
3. [Freddie Freeloader](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-freddie-freeloader/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1985
4. ['Round Midnight](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-round-midnight/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1985
5. [The Lady in My Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-the-lady-in-my-life/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1985
6. [Angel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-angel/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1985
7. [Return Expedition](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-return-expedition/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1985
8. [Fundance](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-fundance/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1985
9. [All the Children](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-all-the-children/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1985
10. [The Sound of Silence](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-the-sound-of-silence/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1986
11. [Georgia on My Mind](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-georgia-on-my-mind/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1986
12. [Flying Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-flying-home/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1988
13. [Street Talk](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-street-talk/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1988
14. [A Child Is Born](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-a-child-is-born/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1985
15. [New Love](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stanley-jordan-new-love/) — Stanley Jordan · solo by Stanley Jordan · 1985

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