John Coltrane
Tenor Sax Solo on
My Shining Hour

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John Coltrane's tenor sax solo is the last of three solos on this recording, following Wynton Kelly on piano. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar AB form in C at a vigorous 225 BPM with a swing feel, Coltrane opens with three commanding choruses on tenor saxophone, demonstrating the torrential technique and harmonic daring that Ira Gitler famously described as "sheets of sound." Kelly follows with two swinging choruses that provide a lyrical contrast to Coltrane's intensity, before the saxophonist returns for one final chorus to close out the solo section.

John Coltrane was 32 to 33 years old at the time.