Johnny Griffin
Tenor Sax Solo on
The Way You Look Tonight

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Johnny Griffin's tenor sax solo is the opening of 4 solos on this recording, followed by Lee Morgan on trumpet. Spanning three choruses of the 64-bar AABA form at a brisk 318 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 2:26. "The Way You Look Tonight" is the opening salvo from Johnny Griffin's 1957 album A Blowing Session, a legendary hard bop summit recorded for Blue Note Records that assembles an unprecedented roster of talent. Johnny Griffin was 28 to 29 years old at the time of this 1957 recording.

Johnny Griffin was 28 to 29 years old at the time.