Sam Dillon
Tenor Sax Solo on
Everything Happens To Me

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Opening the solo section, this tenor sax improvisation spans one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a ballad tempo of 64 BPM. The spare arrangement and slow tempo place this track among the most intimate moments on Out in the Open, demonstrating that Dillon is equally compelling at ballad tempo as he is on the album's more energetic performances. 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, Yoshi Waki takes over on acoustic bass.