Roy Hargrove
Trumpet Solo on
What's New

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Roy Hargrove's trumpet solo is the opening of 3 solos on this recording, followed by Antonio Hart on alto sax. Spanning half a chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a ballad tempo of 77 BPM in C, the solo runs approximately 53 seconds. Bob Haggart's "What's New" closes Roy Hargrove's 1990 debut album Public Eye with a gorgeous ballad performance that highlights the expressive range of the young ensemble. Roy Hargrove was 20 to 21 years old at the time of this 1990 recording. What's New is a ballad composed by Bob Haggart, with lyrics later added by Johnny Burke.

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