Doug Webb
Soprano Sax Solo on
My Shining Hour

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Opening the solo section, this soprano sax improvisation spans three choruses of the 32-bar AB form at a brisk 290 BPM. Webb takes the tune at a blazing 290 BPM on soprano saxophone, delivering three choruses of fluid, inventive improvisation over the 32-bar AB form in E-flat. This is the longest solo on the recording in terms of chorus count, suggesting a featured role in the arrangement. The 32-bar form provides a defined harmonic landscape for the improvisation. Following this solo, Alan Broadbent takes over on piano.

Doug Webb was 53 to 54 years old at the time.