Ron Stout
Trumpet Solo on
Stablemates

About

Ron Stout follows Matt Zebley with three equally commanding choruses of trumpet on "Stablemates" at approximately 226 BPM, his bright tone and clean articulation bringing a different rhythmic perspective to the 36-bar ABA form in D-flat. As the second of three horn soloists, Stout's playing provides a contrasting voice to Zebley's alto saxophone while maintaining the same high level of technical command and creative invention. His three choruses demonstrate his ability to navigate Golson's tricky chord changes with confidence, the trumpet's focused sound cutting through the ensemble with clarity.

Ron Stout was 39 to 40 years old at the time.