1938 Dec. 11/3 Trombonist Jerry Borchard gets off a light ride solo in the upper register.
1949 June 41 When Willie plays a ride solo, he is better received than anyone else in the band.
2003 ITG Conf. Phil Driscoll Concert in rec.music.makers.trumpet (Usenet newsgroup) 17 May They can actually hit notes with a discernable center of pitch, and can stay within the chord of the moment when doing ride solos.