The concert opens with Sam Jones's infectious hard bop composition at 192 BPM, immediately introducing the evening's two-horn frontline. The unusually long 44-bar AABA form gives each soloist extra room within each chorus. Greenblatt leads with two choruses on trumpet, Tarantino follows with three on alto saxophone, Cohen adds three on piano, and Hall takes two on bass — all four soloists contributing in the first tune establishes the collaborative spirit of the evening. Jones composed Unit 7 for Cannonball Adderley's quintet, and it became one of the most popular hard bop tunes through its joyful, blues-inflected melody. The ten-minute opener sets a high-energy tone, with the tempo gradually easing across the four solos. The set continues with Lee Morgan's Ceora, shifting from hard-swinging bebop to a bossa nova groove.
