After two uptempo numbers, the quartet downshifts dramatically for Johnny Green's ballad, taken at a slow 55 BPM. The intimate performance runs just under ten minutes and features an unusual solo order — bassist Dan Chmielinski takes the first solo with a single chorus of arco or pizzicato exploration over the 32-bar AABA form, followed by Lefkowitz-Brown's one-chorus tenor statement. The sparse solo structure and slow tempo create space between the notes, a marked contrast to the dense Latin grooves of the preceding Caravan. Green composed this piece in 1929, and Coleman Hawkins's famous 1939 recording established it as one of the most important vehicles for tenor saxophone improvisation in jazz. This version sits squarely in that tradition, with the quartet treating the rich harmonic movement of the bridge as a feature rather than an obstacle. The performance serves as the set's emotional center, positioned between two contrasting high-energy pieces.
