The tempo picks back up for this Lovano original, played with a Latin feel at 215 BPM over an unusual 26-bar AAB form. All three melodic voices solo — Lovano takes four choruses on tenor saxophone, Cohen follows with four on piano, and Hall adds three choruses on acoustic bass. The eleven-chorus total and nine-minute runtime make this one of the concert's more substantial performances, with the Latin groove providing rhythmic variety after the preceding ballad. Lovano's original compositions in this concert consistently employ non-standard form lengths — 36 bars, 24 bars, and here 26 bars — creating a different improvisational experience than the familiar 32-bar and 12-bar cycles of the standards. The Latin feel also stands out in a program dominated by swing, offering the rhythm section a chance to explore a different groove vocabulary. The concert then returns to the standard repertoire with Body and Soul.
