Dexter Gordon
Tenor Sax Solo on
The Maze

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Dexter Gordon's tenor sax solo is the second of 3 solos on this recording, following Freddie Hubbard's trumpet and before Herbie Hancock's closing piano statement. Spanning fourteen choruses of the 8-Bar form at a medium-up 178 BPM with a swing feel in E, the solo runs approximately 2:35. Dexter Gordon follows with an extraordinary fourteen choruses of tenor saxophone, stretching out at length in a performance that demonstrates his ability to sustain creative momentum over an extended blow. Dexter Gordon was 38 to 39 years old at the time of this 1962 recording.

Dexter Gordon was 38 to 39 years old at the time.