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Joshua Redman offers one chorus of tenor saxophone on Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" in a moderate rock feel at approximately 85 BPM, reimagining the Grammy-winning ballad through a jazz lens on his album Wish. Josh weaves in and out of the melody and improvisation thoughout the entire tune. The extended 62-bar AABA form in B-flat gives Redman room to explore the composition's emotional terrain, his warm, singing tone drawing out its inherent tenderness and melancholy. Rather than transforming the song beyond recognition, he treats the melody with reverence, using the saxophone's expressive capabilities to convey the grief at the song's core. The rock feel distinguishes this track from the swing-based performances that dominate the album, showing the quartet's versatility across idioms.
Joshua Redman was 23 to 24 years old at the time.
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