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Emma Rawicz's tenor saxophone solo is the first of two solos on this funk-inflected arrangement of Thelonious Monk's Well, You Needn't. She takes two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at 183 BPM, navigating the angular Monk composition within a funk feel that transforms its rhythmic character while preserving its distinctive harmonic identity. Rawicz's solo embraces the melodic angularity that Monk's writing invites, adapting her lines to the contemporary groove context. At 18 to 19 years old, her willingness to reframe classic jazz material through a modern rhythmic lens reflects the cross-genre sensibilities of her generation. She is followed by Steve Rodda's electric guitar solo, and the unusual pairing of tenor saxophone with electric guitar creates a distinctive timbral combination for this repertoire.
Emma Rawicz was 18 to 19 years old at the time.
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