Louis Armstrong
Trumpet Solo on
The Nearness Of You

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Louis Armstrong's trumpet solo is the sole improvisation on this recording. Spanning half a chorus of the 36-bar AABA' form at a ballad tempo of 84 BPM in D♭, the solo runs approximately 46 seconds. "The Nearness of You" is one of the most intimate performances on the 1956 Verve album Ella and Louis, with Louis Armstrong's half-chorus trumpet solo over the 36-bar AABA' form at a gentle 84 beats per minute lending the Hoagy Carmichael standard a quality of hushed tenderness. Louis Armstrong was 54 to 55 years old at the time of this 1956 recording.

Louis Armstrong was 54 to 55 years old at the time.