Tivon Pennicott
Tenor Sax Solo on
Pent-Up House

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Tivon Pennicott contributes two choruses on tenor sax, the second of 3 solos on the recording. Taken at a brisk swing tempo of 240 BPM over the 16-bar form in G, the improvisation moves with confident, driving energy. Tivon Pennicott follows with two concise but impactful tenor saxophone choruses that pay homage to Rollins's legacy while asserting a personal voice. Recorded for the album NY Standard in 2015, the performance captures Tivon Pennicott at 29 to 30 years old. Pent-Up House is a bebop composition by Sonny Rollins, first recorded in 1956 for the album Sonny Rollins Plus 4 on Prestige Records.

Tivon Pennicott was 29 to 30 years old at the time.