Recorded during a remarkable jam session in Prague in 1994, this performance of George Gershwin's standard features United States President Bill Clinton sitting in on tenor saxophone alongside Czech and Slovak jazz musicians. The track swings at a medium tempo around 120 bpm over the tune's 16-bar form. Clinton takes one chorus on tenor sax, playing the melody with a straightforward, earnest approach that reflects his background as an amateur player. Jan Konopasek follows with two choruses on baritone saxophone, bringing professional-caliber jazz vocabulary and a rich, full tone to his improvisation. Juraj Bartos contributes two choruses on flugelhorn with lyrical melodic lines, and Stepan Markovic takes two choruses on tenor saxophone, rounding out the solo sequence with confident, swinging phrases. The performance captures a genuinely unusual moment in both jazz and political history, as a sitting American president joined local musicians at the Reduta Jazz Club during a state visit. While Clinton's playing is modest compared to his professional accompanists, the session documents an authentic musical exchange and reflects Clinton's well-known personal connection to the saxophone and jazz music.
