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John Coltrane's tenor saxophone solo is the fourth of seven solos on the title track of the 1956 Tenor Conclave album, following Hank Mobley, Zoot Sims, and Al Cohn. He takes three choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at 243 BPM over the "I Got Rhythm" changes, and even at this early stage in his career his playing stands apart from the other three tenors with its harmonic density and relentless forward motion. At 29 to 30 years old, Coltrane was developing the hard-driving approach that would soon revolutionize jazz saxophone. This session, recorded shortly before his landmark work with Miles Davis, captures him in the company of peers whose contrasting styles throw his emerging voice into sharp relief.
John Coltrane was 29 to 30 years old at the time.
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