Ken Weiner
Tenor Sax Solo on
Mo' Better Blues

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Opening the solo section, this tenor sax improvisation spans one chorus of the 8-bar form at a march feel at 96 BPM. A 2017 live performance by the Ken Weiner Quintet featuring Weiner on tenor saxophone, Jun Iida on trumpet, Paul Kreibich on keyboard, Rick Otto on acoustic bass, and Tom Jedynak on drums. The composition by Bill Lee III provides a rich harmonic canvas for improvisation. Following this solo, Jun Iida takes over on trumpet.

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