Bob Sheppard
Soprano Sax Solo on
You Don't Know What Love Is

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Bob Sheppard's soprano sax solo is the second of three solos on this performance, following Dave Robaire on acoustic bass. Spanning four choruses of the 32-bar AABA form in F at a driving 205 BPM with a swing feel in 6/8 time, Sheppard, a longtime first-call studio and jazz musician in Los Angeles who has worked with Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, and many others, demonstrates his characteristically rich tone and sophisticated harmonic approach across these varied settings. Sheppard's soprano saxophone solo brings a brighter, more penetrating timbre to the performance, the instrument's distinctive voice cutting through the ensemble with clarity and focus.

Bob Sheppard was 67 to 68 years old at the time.