Victor Goines
Tenor Sax Solo on
What Is This Thing Called Love

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Victor Goines leads off the solos with two choruses on tenor sax, the first of three improvisations on the recording. Taken at an up-tempo swing tempo of 202 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in C, the improvisation moves with confident, driving energy. Victor Goines opens the solo section with two choruses of tenor saxophone, his robust tone and rhythmic assurance establishing a high standard of intensity. Recorded for the album Standards Only in 2001, the performance captures Victor Goines at 39 to 40 years old. Lee Konitz returned to the original tune with Brad Mehldau and Charlie Haden on the acclaimed Alone Together album (1997), demonstrating the enduring appeal of Porter's harmonic innovations to modern jazz artists.

Victor Goines was 39 to 40 years old at the time.