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Joshua Redman opens with four intense choruses of tenor saxophone on his own composition "The Deserving Many," a hard-driving performance at approximately 266 BPM from his album Wish. The 32-bar AABA form in B-flat minor demands technical prowess at this blazing tempo, and Redman's lines combine bebop vocabulary with a muscular, modern approach that pushes against the rapid changes. As the first of three soloists ahead of Pat Metheny and Billy Higgins, his four-chorus statement establishes the ferocious energy that defines this track. The composition reflects Redman's ability to write bebop-influenced vehicles that honor tradition while bearing his own distinctive stamp, its demanding changes serving as a proving ground for virtuosic improvisation.
Joshua Redman was 23 to 24 years old at the time.
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