# The Best Wayne Krantz Guitar Solos > The 14 best Wayne Krantz guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Rushdie (2009), then Jeff Beck and Whippersnapper. Every video starts at the solo. Canonical URL: Wayne Krantz built his reputation on a decades-long residency at New York's 55 Bar, where his trio with Keith Carlock and Tim Lefebvre improvised whole sets from scratch, and many guitarists came to study his harmonic and rhythmic ideas. His angular, rhythm-first approach to fusion influenced a generation of modern jazz-rock players. Informed by: [Wikipedia - Wayne Krantz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Krantz), [Bandcamp - Krantz Carlock Lefebvre](https://waynekrantz.bandcamp.com/album/krantz-carlock-lefebvre), [Bandcamp - Howie 61](https://waynekrantz.bandcamp.com/album/howie-61), [Bandcamp - 2 Drink Minimum](https://waynekrantz.bandcamp.com/album/2-drink-minimum) 1. [Rushdie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-rushdie/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 2009 2. [Jeff Beck](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-jeff-beck/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 2009 3. [Whippersnapper](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-whippersnapper/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 1995 4. [War-torn Johnny](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-war-torn-johnny/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 2009 5. [Howie 61](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-howie-61/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 2012 6. [Alliance / Secrets](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-alliance-secrets/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 1995 7. [Wine is the thread](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-wine-is-the-thread/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 2009 8. [Can't Stand to Rock](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-can-t-stand-to-rock/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 2012 9. [Holy Joe](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-holy-joe/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 2009 10. [Dove Gloria](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-dove-gloria/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 1995 11. [Signals](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-signals/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 1990 12. [Infinity Split](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-infinity-split/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 1999 13. [Son of a Scientist](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-son-of-a-scientist/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 2012 14. [Rugged Individual](https://greatestsolos.com/song/wayne-krantz-rugged-individual/) — Wayne Krantz · solo by Wayne Krantz · 2009 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)