Becks Bolero is a rock instrumental recorded by English guitarist Jeff Beck in 1966. It is Becks first solo recording and has been described as one of the great rock instrumentals, epic in scope, harmonically and rhythmically ambitious yet infused with primal energy.[1] Becks Bolero features a prominent melody with multiple guitar parts propelled by a rhythm inspired by Ravels Boléro. The recording session brought together a group of musicians, including Jimmy Page, Keith Moon, John Paul Jones, and Nicky Hopkins, who later agreed that the line up was a first attempt at what became Led Zeppelin. However, there is an ongoing disagreement over the composer as well as producer credits. Despite being credited solely to Page, Beck claims that he made significant contributions to the composition. Likewise, Page and Simon Napier-Bell each claim to have produced it, while Mickie Most received the credit. Becks Bolero was not released until ten months after recording and then only as the B-side to Becks first single. When it finally received greater exposure on Becks debut album Truth in the latter part of 1968, it was still considered quite advanced even though it was over two years old.[2] Beck continues to perform it and several renditions have been recorded by other musicians. youtu.be/xoPUDOgcFWY
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