Jan Konopásek
Baritone Sax Solo on
Summertime

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Jan Konopásek's baritone sax solo is the second of 4 solos on this recording, following Bill Clinton's tenor sax and followed by Juraj Bartoš on flugal horn. Spanning two choruses of the 16-Bar form at a moderate 121 BPM with a swing feel in A, the solo runs approximately 1:05. Jan Konopasek follows with two choruses on baritone saxophone, bringing professional-caliber jazz vocabulary and a rich, full tone to his improvisation. Jan Konopásek was 62 to 63 years old at the time of this 1994 recording. "Summertime" is a composition by George Gershwin with lyrics by DuBose Heyward, written as the opening aria for the 1935 folk opera Porgy and Bess.

Jan Konopásek was 62 to 63 years old at the time.