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Gilad Hekselman leads off the solos with nine choruses on electric guitar, the first of three improvisations on the recording. Taken at a blazing swing tempo of 263 BPM over the 12-bar blues in F, the improvisation requires fleet execution and decisive melodic choices. Gilad Hekselman opens with nine electric guitar choruses at a blazing tempo exceeding 260 beats per minute, his fluid, harmonically sophisticated lines navigating the blues changes with both technical command and creative daring. Recorded for the album NY Standard in 2018, the performance captures Gilad Hekselman at 34 to 35 years old. Bessie's Blues is an original blues composition by John Coltrane, written in 1964 for the album Crescent on Impulse! Records.
Gilad Hekselman was 34 to 35 years old at the time.
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