Jun Iida
Trumpet Solo on
Mo' Better Blues

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Closing out the solo section, this trumpet improvisation spans one chorus of the 8-bar form at a march feel at 95 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. Coming after Ken Weiner's tenor sax solo, this is the final improvisation before the ensemble returns to the head.

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