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Emma Rawicz's tenor saxophone solo on Misty is the third and final solo in this Brubeck Institute video performance, providing a lyrical contrast to the two uptempo pieces that precede it. She takes two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a ballad tempo of 62 BPM, revealing a more expressive, singing quality in her tenor sound. Erroll Garner's beloved composition demands harmonic sensitivity and tonal beauty, and Rawicz responds with patient phrasing and a warm tone that belies her youth of 17 to 18 years. The ballad setting exposes every nuance of her sound and time feel, demonstrating that her abilities extend well beyond the technical command displayed on the faster pieces earlier in the program.
Emma Rawicz was 17 to 18 years old at the time.
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