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Opening the solo section, this tenor sax improvisation spans three choruses of the 36-bar AABA form at an uptempo swing feel at 222 BPM. The underlying chord progression is drawn from "All The Things You Are," making this a contrafact—a new melody composed over borrowed changes. Webb takes three choruses on tenor saxophone over the 36-bar AABA form in A-flat at 222 BPM, stretching out over the sophisticated chord progression with the fluency and inventiveness of a master improviser. This is the longest solo on the recording in terms of chorus count, suggesting a featured role in the arrangement. The 36-bar form provides a defined harmonic landscape for the improvisation. Following this solo, Alan Broadbent takes over on piano.
Doug Webb was 53 to 54 years old at the time.
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