A 2019 performance of George Gershwin's Love Walked In by the Julieta Eugenio Trio. Featuring Eugenio on tenor saxophone with bassist Matt Dwonszyk, this reading takes the Gershwin standard at a moderate 126 BPM in F with an ABAC form. Eugenio delivers a three-chorus tenor solo, building a sustained improvisation through the tune's appealing chord changes. Dwonszyk follows with a one-chorus bass solo. The moderate swing tempo sits in a lyrical zone that allows for both melodic development and rhythmic invention. Love Walked In, from the 1938 film The Goldwyn Follies, has been recorded by jazz artists from Dizzy Gillespie to Brad Mehldau, and its elegant Gershwin harmonies reward close harmonic engagement. Eugenio, an Argentine-born tenor saxophonist based in New York, brings a warm, focused tone to this material. The trio format without a chordal instrument places the harmonic weight on Eugenio's note choices and Dwonszyk's bass lines, creating an open texture for improvisation.
