Miles Davis
Trumpet Solo on
Teo

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Closing out the solo section, returning for a second turn, this trumpet improvisation spans four choruses of the 16-bar form at a medium swing tempo of 143 BPM. The 3/4 meter adds an additional layer of rhythmic complexity. Davis opens with eight intense choruses of trumpet improvisation over the 16-bar form, his playing ranging from lyrical statements to more angular, exploratory passages that push against the boundaries of the harmonic framework. Coming after John Coltrane's tenor sax solo, this is the final improvisation before the ensemble returns to the head.

Miles Davis was 34 to 35 years old at the time.