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Ari Hoenig wraps up the solo sequence with five choruses on drums, the last of three improvisations. Taken at a blazing swing tempo of 285 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 Ari Hoenig at 44 to 45 years old. Ari Hoenig and his ensemble deliver a high-energy interpretation of John Coltrane's "Bessie's Blues" for the NY Standard series, transforming the simple 12-bar blues in F into a showcase for virtuosic modern jazz improvisation.
Ari Hoenig was 44 to 45 years old at the time.
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