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George Coleman follows Freddie Hubbard with six choruses of tenor saxophone on "The Eye of the Hurricane" at approximately 264 BPM, maintaining the performance's high energy level over the 12-bar blues in F minor. His melodic inventiveness and rhythmic authority provide a compelling counterpoint to Hubbard's blazing virtuosity, his six-chorus solo demonstrating the ability to sustain creative momentum at a demanding tempo. As the second of three soloists, Coleman's playing bridges Hubbard's eight-chorus trumpet feature and Herbie Hancock's towering thirteen-chorus piano conclusion, his warm saxophone sound offering a different timbral character while matching the intensity of the surrounding performances.
George Coleman was 29 to 30 years old at the time.
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