Ken Weiner
Tenor Sax Solo on
Along Came Betty

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Opening the solo section, this tenor sax improvisation spans two choruses of the 34-bar ABCD form at a medium swing tempo of 111 BPM. Weiner's tenor saxophone improvisation unfolds with an assured sense of melodic direction, each phrase building naturally on what came before. The composition by Benny Golson provides a rich harmonic canvas that rewards the soloist's exploration of its melodic and harmonic possibilities. Following this solo, Jun Iida takes over on trumpet.

Ken Weiner was 43 to 44 years old at the time.