Sam Dillon
Tenor Sax Solo on
I Hear a Rhapsody

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Opening the solo section, this tenor sax improvisation spans three choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a medium-up swing tempo of 187 BPM. The tune has been a jazz standard for decades, notably recorded by John Coltrane, and Dillon's version demonstrates his comfort with the bebop tradition while hinting at the more personal musical identity he would continue to develop. This is the longest solo on the recording in terms of chorus count, suggesting a featured role in the arrangement. The 32-bar AABA form, a staple of the Great American Songbook, offers both structural clarity and ample harmonic terrain for improvisation. Following this solo, Peter Zak takes over on piano.