John Coltrane
Tenor Sax Solo on
The Feeling of Jazz

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John Coltrane's tenor saxophone solo on "The Feeling of Jazz" is the only solo on this track from the 1962 Duke Ellington and John Coltrane album. He takes five choruses of the 20-bar form at 104 BPM in D-flat with a relaxed swing feel. The Ellington co-composition, written with Bobby Troup and George T. Simon, provides an unconventional 20-bar structure that Coltrane navigates with ease across his expansive five-chorus statement. The medium tempo allows him to explore the tune's distinctive harmonic landscape with both melodic lyricism and rhythmic variation, creating a substantial solo that builds in intensity across the extended exploration.

John Coltrane was 35 to 36 years old at the time.