# Breezin' guitar solo > The guitar solo on Breezin' by George Benson (1976). From the album Breezin'. Watch from the solo, with tab and lesson links. A jazz classic from the 1970s. Canonical URL: George Benson, 1976, from *Breezin'*. Solo by *George Benson*. The Bobby Womack tune became a crossover hit on the strength of Benson's smooth, fluid melody and solo. George Benson's version of Bobby Womack's Breezin' became a crossover hit because it makes jazz guitar sound effortless and inviting. His melody statement is smooth and fluid, sitting over a relaxed groove with strings, and his solo stays close to the tune's easygoing mood while slipping in quick, clean bebop runs. Benson's articulation is so even that the fastest passages still sound relaxed. The record opened jazz guitar to a wider pop and R&B audience in the late '70s and shaped the sound of much smooth jazz that followed. Listen for how he shades the melody with small slides and grace notes, and how his improvised runs always return neatly to the song's gentle rhythmic pocket. Breezin' by George Benson is featured in our Jazz (#8) list. The solo is played by George Benson and the song was released in 1976. ## In our lists - [The 25 Greatest Jazz Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/jazz/) — #8 - [The Best George Benson Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/george-benson-guitar-solos/) — #1 ## Sources - [JazzGuitar.be: Top 10 Best Jazz Guitar Solos That Will Inspire You](https://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/best-jazz-guitar-solos/) — #4 ### Who played the guitar solo on Breezin'? George Benson played the solo on George Benson's Breezin' (1976). --- 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/)