Spanish Joint
D'Angelo, 2000. Solo by Charlie Hunter.
Hunter's Brazilian-flavoured guitar lines weave through the horns and groove on one of Voodoo's liveliest tracks.
Spanish Joint, from D'Angelo's Voodoo, is one of the album's liveliest tracks, and Charlie Hunter's Brazilian-flavoured guitar lines weave through the horns and groove. His playing is fluid and rhythmic, blending jazz harmony with Latin-inspired phrasing, and his clean tone gives the lines a bright, buoyant feel. The guitar interacts closely with the rhythm section, adding energy without cluttering the mix. It shows how jazz and Latin influences shaped the neo-soul sound. Listen for how Hunter's lines shift between melodic runs and rhythmic chord stabs, and how they lock with the percussion to push the groove forward.
Spanish Joint by D'Angelo is featured in our Neo-Soul (#8) list. The solo is played by Charlie Hunter and the song was released in 2000.
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Who played the guitar solo on Spanish Joint?
Charlie Hunter played the solo on D'Angelo's Spanish Joint (2000).