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Joshua Redman takes two choruses of tenor saxophone on his own composition "Soul Dance," a waltz at approximately 198 BPM from his 1993 album Wish. The 40-bar ABAC form in D minor provides a distinctive harmonic framework, and Redman navigates the unusual structure with fluid, rhythmically inventive lines that exploit the three-quarter time pulse. As the first of two soloists, his extended statement establishes the lyrical character of the performance, the waltz feel revealing a different dimension of his playing than the album's swing-based tracks. The composition demonstrates Redman's growing maturity as a writer even early in his career, its structurally distinctive form remaining inviting for spontaneous improvisation.
Joshua Redman was 23 to 24 years old at the time.
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