Dexter Gordon
Tenor Sax Solo on
Empty Pockets

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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 12-bar Blues form at a moderate 127 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:30. Dexter Gordon follows with four choruses of tenor saxophone at a slightly slower tempo of around 127 BPM, bringing his incomparably warm tone and storytelling approach to the blues form. 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.