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Ron Stout pushes the tempo past 276 BPM during his ten-chorus trumpet solo on "Human Being, Being Human," driving the concert toward its climactic finish as the third and final soloist. The 12-bar blues in F at this accelerated pace becomes a test of both technical command and creative stamina, and Stout's ten-chorus statement rises to the challenge with a display of rhythmic precision and melodic invention. Following ten-chorus and eight-chorus solos from Matt Zebley and Alan Ferber, the progressive tempo escalation across all three horn soloists gives this closing track an unforgettable sense of building intensity. The performance serves as a fitting conclusion to Live at Moondog.
Ron Stout was 39 to 40 years old at the time.
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