God Bless the Child
Sonny Rollins, 1962, from The Bridge. Solo by Jim Hall.
Hall's tender, spacious accompaniment and solo give the ballad a quiet intensity. A study in restraint.
God Bless the Child by Sonny Rollins is #7 in our ranking of the best Jim Hall guitar solos. The solo is played by Jim Hall and the song was released in 1962.
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Who played the guitar solo on God Bless the Child?
Jim Hall played the solo on Sonny Rollins's God Bless the Child (1962).