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George Coleman follows Freddie Hubbard with two choruses of tenor saxophone on "Dolphin Dance" at approximately 119 BPM, bringing a warmer, more lyrical quality to the 34-bar ABCD form in E-flat. His melodic approach provides an effective counterbalance to Hubbard's more extroverted trumpet style, his lines flowing through the composition's unusual structure with the harmonic awareness that characterizes the finest interpretations of Hancock's writing. As the second of three soloists, Coleman's two-chorus statement adds a different emotional shade to the performance, his warm tenor sound navigating the piece's inventive chord progressions with grace and sensitivity.
George Coleman was 29 to 30 years old at the time.
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