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Johnnie Splawn contributes a single chorus on trumpet, the second of 3 solos on the recording. Taken at an up-tempo swing tempo of 192 BPM over the 48-bar AABA in E♭, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. Johnnie Splawn follows with a trumpet chorus that handles the challenging material with competence, his more conventional bebop approach providing a useful contrast to Coltrane's more adventurous harmonic explorations. Recorded for the album Coltrane in 1957, the performance captures Johnnie Splawn at 25 to 26 years old. "Straight Street" is an original composition by John Coltrane, written for his first album as a leader, recorded during his prolific Prestige Records sessions in 1957.
Johnnie Splawn was 25 to 26 years old at the time.
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