This live recording of "Eros at Eventide" is featured on Justin Chart's 2024 album Born of The Horn. Chart's original composition is a ballad set in B minor at a slow tempo of approximately 63 to 65 BPM. The performance features three extended solos that unfold with patience and lyricism. Chart opens on alto saxophone, delivering a lengthy and expressive statement that establishes the melancholic mood of the piece. Keyboardist Mike Saul follows with a contemplative solo, exploring the rich harmonic territory of B minor. Trumpeter Mike Rocha closes the solo section with the longest statement of the three, building gradually from whispered phrases to more impassioned lines. The ballad tempo allows each soloist to inhabit the space between notes, making silence and phrasing as important as the notes themselves. The B minor tonality and the evocative title suggest a twilight atmosphere that the musicians bring to life through their restrained yet emotionally resonant improvisations. The live recording captures the attentive interplay between the soloists and the rhythm section, with each musician contributing to the intimate, chamber-like quality of the performance.
