John Coltrane
Tenor Sax Solo on
Ruby, My Dear

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John Coltrane's tenor sax solo is the opening of 2 solos on this recording, before Thelonious Monk's closing piano statement. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a ballad tempo of 65 BPM in E♭, the solo runs approximately 1:58. John Coltrane takes the first solo with a full chorus through the 32-bar AABA form, his tenor saxophone weaving through Monk's angular harmonies with a searching intensity that reflects his immersion in the pianist's challenging musical world. John Coltrane was 30 to 31 years old at the time of this 1957 recording.

John Coltrane was 30 to 31 years old at the time.