Jun Iida
Trumpet Solo on
Strappado

About

Taking the 2nd solo, this trumpet improvisation spans four choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a medium-up 187 BPM. The 32-bar AABA form, a cornerstone of the jazz repertoire, provides both structural clarity and harmonic variety, particularly through its contrasting bridge section. The bridge section of the AABA form introduces a contrasting harmonic area that tests the soloist's ability to navigate the shift and return smoothly to the A section material. Situated between Ken Weiner's tenor sax solo and Paul Kreibich's turn on keyboard, it occupies a pivotal spot in the arrangement.

Jun Iida was 25 to 26 years old at the time.