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Joey DeFrancesco takes three-quarters of a chorus on trumpet as the sole soloist on this recording. At a ballad tempo of 54 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in F, the performance unfolds with spacious lyricism and emotional depth. Willard Robison's 1938 composition, a favorite of jazz musicians from Charlie Parker to Coltrane, receives a tender, emotionally direct interpretation that demonstrates the breadth of DeFrancesco's musicianship. Recorded for the album Wonderful! Wonderful! in 2012, the performance captures Joey DeFrancesco at 40 to 41 years old. DeFrancesco, who began studying trumpet in his youth, delivers a three-quarter-chorus ballad solo over the 32-bar AABA form at 54 beats per minute in F major that reveals a genuine brass player's sensibility.
Joey DeFrancesco was 40 to 41 years old at the time.
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