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Joshua Redman takes three choruses of tenor saxophone on James Brown's "I Got You (I Feel Good)," reimagined as a funky 12-bar blues in D at approximately 146 BPM on his self-titled debut album. His improvisation draws on both jazz vocabulary and the gritty, expressive qualities of rhythm and blues, melding technical sophistication with raw, soulful energy over the tune's deep groove feel. As the first of two soloists, Redman's three-chorus statement captures the ecumenical musical spirit of the early 1990s jazz scene, demonstrating that the blues remains a common thread connecting jazz to the wider African American musical tradition. The bold choice to include a James Brown composition was emblematic of his generation's willingness to bridge the gap between jazz and popular music.
Joshua Redman was 22 to 23 years old at the time.
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