My exposure to music has been wide ranging, but I suffer ignorance, which is to say my eyes will be opened via links posted on this thread.
Here are some solos that have made a lasting impression on me in this short life, not in any particular order:
Jimmy Page, Heartbreaker, Led Zeppelin II
Elliott Randall, Reelin’ In the Years, Steely Dan
David Gilmour, Breathe, Pink Floyd
Derek Trucks, All I Do, The Derek Trucks Band
Mike Stern, Fat Time, Miles Davis
Mike Stern, Jean Pierre, Miles Davis
Albert Collins, I Got the Feeling, Albert Collins & The Icebreakers
Mike Sembello, Contusion, Stevie Wonder
James Fair, The New Road, Acoustique Complete, Vol. I
That's a .5% start. So many more good ones out there. Steely Dan alone brings several classic guitar solos into play. Martin Barre's solo, too, is worthy of the list, to be sure. Never heard the account of his distraction while recording.
Next up: Greatest Rhythm Guitar Tracks of All Time. Would love to hear some comments on that.
Jimi Hendrix was a super sneaky rhythm player. Another guy I like and who never gets mentioned (and in fact I don't even know his name) is Macy Gray' guitar player. He's always always in the background doing some tasty Stax approved rhythm fill or Steve Cropperism. I'm not a big fan of modern R&B but his playing inspired me to buy that first album of hers, which is really good.