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Stan Getz leads off the solos with six choruses on tenor sax, the first of three improvisations on the recording. Taken at a blazing swing tempo of 265 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in A♭, the improvisation requires fleet execution and decisive melodic choices. This track represents the album at its most generous, giving both Getz and Mulligan the space to construct fully developed improvisational statements that rank among their finest recorded work. Recorded for the album Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi in 1957, the performance captures Stan Getz at 29 to 30 years old. Pianist Lou Levy contributes two swinging choruses, while the rhythm section of Ray Brown on bass and Stan Levey on drums propels the performance with the relentless energy the fast tempo demands.
Stan Getz was 29 to 30 years old at the time.
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