Bob Sheppard
Tenor Sax Solo on
Stompin' At The Savoy

About

Bob Sheppard's tenor sax solo is the second solo on this performance, following Dave Robaire on acoustic bass. Spanning five choruses of the 32-bar AABA form in D♭ at a brisk 174 BPM with a swing feel, 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 tenor saxophone work reflects a balance of technical fluency and melodic storytelling, building intensity through the course of the improvisation.

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