The set closes with Erroll Garner's romantic ballad at a gentle 62 BPM, completing a three-tune arc from uptempo swing through Latin to this intimate closer. Rawicz takes two choruses on tenor saxophone over the 32-bar AABA form, and the nearly six-minute runtime at this slow tempo allows for spacious, lyrical improvisation that contrasts with the faster playing on the preceding tunes. Garner composed Misty in 1954, and Johnny Mathis's vocal version made it one of the most widely known jazz compositions in popular culture. The ballad reading demonstrates a different dimension of Rawicz's musicianship — the ability to sustain interest at slow tempos through tone, phrasing, and melodic invention rather than velocity. The three-tune program traces a satisfying downward tempo curve from 260 to 192 to 62 BPM, each number revealing a different aspect of the young saxophonist's developing artistry.
