# Clockwise guitar solo > The guitar solo on Clockwise by George Benson (1966). From the album It's Uptown. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. A jazz classic from the 1960s. Canonical URL: George Benson, 1966, from *It's Uptown*. Solo by *George Benson*. An early original tearing through a fast organ-trio groove, announcing a young player with Wes Montgomery's warmth and Charlie Parker's velocity. Clockwise by George Benson is #8 in our ranking of the best George Benson guitar solos. The solo is played by George Benson and the song was released in 1966. ## In our lists - [The Best George Benson Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/george-benson-guitar-solos/) — #8 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Clockwise? George Benson played the solo on George Benson's Clockwise (1966). --- 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/)