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- verb Present participle of
solo .
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Examples
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Listening to Clapton bleat his way through fluff like “Wonderful Tonight” when he could be soloing is like watching Michael Jordan flail at minor league pitching when he could have been defying gravity in the NBA finals.
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Click my name if you are interested in soloing MC and ZG and so on
World Of Warcraft Burning Crusade Opening Cinematic Trailer 2006
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The guitarist's finest quality, however, lurks within Frank's ruthless soloing, which is a wonderful display of fingering one's guitar into an f*cking slave.
Day in Rock Report 2009
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Plus students can use this form to practice various techniques such as soloing anticipation and chord substitutions.
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To me, great guitar playing and great soloing and all those kinds of things are still centered somewhat around a melody.
Mike Ragogna: Maroon 5 with Travie McCoy on SNL, Plus Chatting with Vince Gill, Trombone Shorty and Paul Rogers Mike Ragogna 2011
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His big break came in 1949, when — based around his innovative "locked hands" style of soloing — he formed his quintet.
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So, it wasn't just players blowing all the time and soloing, it was a band that was very influenced by parts of classical music and jazz, and then I added in my Latin influences that really shaped a lot of my early records.
Mike Ragogna: Crosstalk Thursday: Conversations with Billy Currington, Brett Dennen, Al DiMeola, and Yellowjackets' Bob Mintzer Mike Ragogna 2011
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It's complemented by trenchant playing from a classy band that includes alto-saxist Ray Warleigh, trombonist Barnaby Dickinson and pianist John Taylor, with Italian vocalist Diana Torto functioning as an extra saxophone, soloing dazzlingly on Enowena.
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So, it wasn't just players blowing all the time and soloing, it was a band that was very influenced by parts of classical music and jazz, and then I added in my Latin influences that really shaped a lot of my early records.
Mike Ragogna: Crosstalk Thursday: Conversations with Billy Currington, Brett Dennen, Al DiMeola, and Yellowjackets' Bob Mintzer Mike Ragogna 2011
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To me, great guitar playing and great soloing and all those kinds of things are still centered somewhat around a melody.
Mike Ragogna: Maroon 5 with Travie McCoy on SNL, Plus Chatting with Vince Gill, Trombone Shorty and Paul Rogers Mike Ragogna 2011
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