
A 2021 installment of the Live From Emmet's Place series featuring alto saxophonist Alexa Tarantino and trumpeter Tatum Greenblatt with pianist Emmet Cohen, bassist Russell Hall, and drummer Kyle Poole (with Jason Brown on drums for one piece). The program covers a wide array of material: a Sam Jones piece at 192 BPM in C, a Lee Morgan bossa nova at 131 BPM in A-flat, an Arthur Schwartz standard in D minor at 195 BPM, a Horace Silver ballad at 49 BPM in B-flat, a Charlie Parker blues at 212 BPM in A-flat, a popular standard by Fragos, Baker and Gasparre at 207 BPM in E-flat, a Willard Robison ballad at 46 BPM in F, and a Victor Schertzinger standard at 193 BPM in F. The two-horn front line of alto and trumpet creates a bright timbral palette. Tarantino, a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, delivers strong alto solos throughout, including a ten-chorus Parker blues statement. Greenblatt matches with his own ten-chorus blues solo. Cohen contributes extended piano improvisations on multiple tunes. The concert balances uptempo blowing vehicles with intimate ballad features.
4/4 swing in D minor at 195 bpm
4/4 swing in D minor at 191 bpm
4/4 swing in D minor at 192 bpm
4/4 swing in D minor at 202 bpm
4/4 bossa nova in A♭ major at 131 bpm
4/4 bossa nova in A♭ major at 133 bpm
4/4 bossa nova in A♭ major at 128 bpm
4/4 swing in A♭ major at 212 bpm
4/4 swing in A♭ major at 209 bpm
4/4 swing in A♭ major at 212 bpm
4/4 swing in A♭ major at 225 bpm
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 207 bpm
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 214 bpm
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 216 bpm
4/4 swing in E♭ major at 210 bpm
4/4 swing in F major at 193 bpm
4/4 swing in F major at 191 bpm
4/4 ballad in F major at 46 bpm
4/4 ballad in F major at 46 bpm
4/4 ballad in B♭ major at 49 bpm
4/4 ballad in B♭ major at 49 bpm
4/4 ballad in B♭ major at 42 bpm
4/4 swing in C major at 192 bpm
4/4 swing in C major at 187 bpm
4/4 swing in C major at 184 bpm
4/4 swing in C major at 181 bpm