Roy Hargrove
Trumpet Solo on
Night Watch

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Roy Hargrove's trumpet solo is the second of 4 solos on this recording, following Christian McBride's acoustic bass and followed by Antonio Hart on alto sax. Spanning two choruses of the 24-bar ABB form at a medium-up 147 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:20. Kenny Dorham's "Night Watch" receives a reverent treatment on Roy Hargrove's 1990 debut album Public Eye, the inclusion of this relatively obscure composition reflecting the young trumpeter's deep engagement with the hard bop tradition. Roy Hargrove was 20 to 21 years old at the time of this 1990 recording.

Roy Hargrove was 20 to 21 years old at the time.