Pat LaBarbera
Tenor Sax Solo on
'Tis Autumn

About

Opening the solo section, this tenor sax improvisation spans one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a relaxed 97 BPM. Tenor saxophonist Pat LaBarbera, a veteran of the Canadian jazz scene with deep roots in the music -- including notable tenures with Buddy Rich and Elvin Jones -- delivers a full chorus of improvisation spanning roughly 85 seconds. LaBarbera's tenor saxophone improvisation unfolds with an assured sense of melodic direction, each phrase building naturally on what came before. Following this solo, Felix Fox-Pappas takes over on piano.

Pat LaBarbera was 75 to 76 years old at the time.