Randy Brecker
Trumpet Solo on
I Can't Get Started

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Randy Brecker takes one chorus of trumpet on Vernon Duke's "I Can't Get Started," a ballad at approximately 57 BPM on this Live From Emmet's Place session. The 32-bar AABA form in C provides a classic vehicle for ballad expression, and Brecker's warm, lyrical playing reveals a tender side of his artistry that contrasts with the more intense up-tempo performances elsewhere in the set. As the first of three soloists, his single chorus establishes the intimate mood of this performance, his phrasing honoring the song's romantic character while bringing a jazz musician's harmonic awareness to its familiar changes.

Randy Brecker was 75 to 76 years old at the time.