Eric Alexander
Tenor Sax Solo on
The Man from Hyde Park

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Opening the solo section, this tenor sax improvisation spans one chorus of the 64-bar AABA form at a medium swing tempo of 138 BPM. Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander takes one full chorus, his improvisation stretching over nearly two minutes as he navigates the composition's wide-ranging changes. Alexander's tenor saxophone improvisation unfolds with an assured sense of melodic direction, each phrase building naturally on what came before. The composition by Harold Mabern provides a rich harmonic canvas that rewards the soloist's exploration of its melodic and harmonic possibilities. Following this solo, Gregory Porter takes over on voice.

Eric Alexander was 45 to 46 years old at the time.