The perennial example of an electric guitar soloing in a big band setting is &quot;Solo Flight&quot; (1941) with Benny Goodman&#x27;s big band <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=IID2JPnGF00" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=IID2JPnGF00</a>. Charlie Christian is featured all the way through and in that sense the tune was also a departure from the usual format for big band arrangements.