Jun Iida
Trumpet Solo on
Like Someone In Love

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Taking the 2nd solo, this trumpet improvisation spans three choruses of the 32-bar ABAC form at a medium-up 176 BPM. The 5/4 meter adds rhythmic complexity to the improvisation. Iida's trumpet work is lyrical and technically assured, his three-chorus solo building a compelling narrative through the tune's elegant chord changes. The 32-bar ABAC form, with its non-repeating final section, offers harmonic variety that rewards creative melodic choices through the changes. Situated between Kevin McClellan's acoustic bass solo and Masami Kuroki's turn on electric guitar, it occupies a pivotal spot in the arrangement.

Jun Iida was 27 to 28 years old at the time.