Wycliffe Gordon
Voice Solo on
On The Sunny Side Of The Street

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Wycliffe Gordon opens with a single chorus on voice, the first of 2 solos, later returning on trombone. Taken at a medium-up swing tempo of 144 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in C, the improvisation unfolds with comfortable, easygoing swing. Jimmy McHugh's beloved AABA standard in C major is taken at a comfortable medium-swing tempo, and Gordon divides his solo contributions between two distinct voices. Recorded for the album Standards Only in 2001, the performance captures Wycliffe Gordon at 33 to 34 years old. The album represents Gordon's approach to the standard repertoire as a living tradition, one to be personalized and made relevant rather than merely preserved.

Wycliffe Gordon was 33 to 34 years old at the time.