His solos sounded as if they'd been memorized beforehand, and his tone, clear and light, made his inventions even more powerful.

His solos don't sound improvised.

Mr. Rollins continually challenges himself, posing and solving harmonic conundrums, yet at the same time his solos sound like a formidable, joyous mind at play.

Korg DW-8000- used for solo sounds for songs such as 6:00 and The Mirror and for pipe organ sounds.

Onstage, Mr. King passes himself off as an avuncular, happy figure; in contrast, his solos sound anguished.

As a member of Howling Wolf's band, his rough solos sound as if they're destroying things - speakers, guitars, eardrums.

The soul-tingling solo may sound like a spontaneous, inspired artistic creation, but in fact the music is built on a series of routine steps and conventions.

The mezzo-soprano solos, as Luciana D'Intino sang them, sounded more than usual like outtakes from "Il Trovatore."

(Of course, we don't know what the solos sounded like, and solos were the stock in trade of both Armstrong and Beiderbecke.)

Mr. Affif, at his most basic, can make his solos sound logical, with all the elements in their proper places.