Dana Colley
Baritone Sax Solo on
Buena

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Dana Colley's baritone sax solo is the sole improvisation on this recording. Set in a rock feel at 198 BPM, the solo operates within a framework far removed from conventional jazz improvisation. Dana Colley's baritone sax solo emerges from the song's dark, minor-key atmosphere with a smoky, blues-drenched intensity that is central to Morphine's distinctive sound. Recorded for the album Cure for Pain in 1993, the performance captures Dana Colley at 31 to 32 years old. The solo unfolds over the song's driving rhythm at nearly 200 beats per minute, Colley's deep-toned horn adding layers of emotional complexity to Mark Sandman's characteristically spare, noir-inspired songwriting.

Dana Colley was 31 to 32 years old at the time.