Johnny Griffin
Tenor Sax Solo on
Chicago Calling

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Johnny Griffin's tenor sax solo is the opening of 2 solos on this recording, before Wynton Kelly's closing piano statement. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a medium-up 141 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 1:52. Set in the key of B-flat with an AABA structure, this medium-tempo swing performance at around 141 beats per minute offers a more relaxed setting compared to the album's breakneck uptempo tracks, allowing Griffin to stretch out melodically across two choruses. Johnny Griffin was 27 to 28 years old at the time of this 1956 recording.

Johnny Griffin was 27 to 28 years old at the time.