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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 four choruses of the 16-Bar form at a medium-up 165 BPM with a waltz feel in D, the solo runs approximately 1:11. Dexter Gordon follows with four choruses of tenor saxophone at a slightly faster pulse, his naturally expansive style well-suited to the waltz's flowing character. Dexter Gordon was 38 to 39 years old at the time of this 1962 recording. "Three Bags Full" is an original composition by pianist Herbie Hancock, written for his 1962 debut album as a leader, Takin' Off, on Blue Note Records.
Dexter Gordon was 38 to 39 years old at the time.
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