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Gerry Mulligan leads off the solos with four choruses on baritone sax, the first of three improvisations on the recording. Taken at a brisk swing tempo of 251 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in F, the improvisation requires fleet execution and decisive melodic choices. The tune is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "Honeysuckle Rose," a familiar harmonic foundation that invites inventive melodic exploration. Gerry Mulligan's four-chorus baritone saxophone solo over the 32-bar AABA form in F major demonstrates his ability to swing the large horn through Parker's challenging harmonic framework with ease and wit. 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.
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