Alexa Tarantino
Alto Sax Solo on
I Hear a Rhapsody

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Alexa Tarantino opens the solo section with four choruses of alto saxophone on "I Hear a Rhapsody" at approximately 207 BPM, the first of four soloists on this up-tempo swing performance. The 32-bar AABA form in E-flat provides a classic framework for improvisation, and Tarantino navigates the changes with the bebop fluency and personal voice that characterize her playing throughout this session. Her four-chorus statement establishes the performance's energetic character, the up-tempo swing feel demanding both technical facility and rhythmic precision.

Alexa Tarantino was 28 to 29 years old at the time.