Gerry Mulligan
Tenor Sax Solo on
Let's Fall in Love

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Gerry Mulligan opens with two choruses on tenor sax, the first of two solos, followed by Stan Getz on baritone sax. Taken at a medium-up swing tempo of 151 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in F, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. Mulligan's two-chorus tenor solo over the 32-bar AABA form in F major at 151 beats per minute demonstrates that his musical intelligence transcended any single horn, his phrasing on the unfamiliar instrument retaining its characteristic melodic grace. Recorded for the album Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi in 1957, the performance captures Gerry Mulligan at 29 to 30 years old.

Gerry Mulligan was 29 to 30 years old at the time.