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Opening the solo section, this trumpet improvisation spans two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a brisk latin feel at 157 BPM. Clifford Brown's original composition "George's Dilemma" from the 1955 Study In Brown sessions features an unusual Latin feel that sets it apart from the album's predominantly swing-based repertoire. This is the longest solo on the recording in terms of chorus count, suggesting a featured role in the arrangement. The 32-bar AABA form, a staple of the Great American Songbook, offers both structural clarity and ample harmonic terrain for improvisation. Following this solo, Harold Land takes over on tenor sax.
Clifford Brown was 24 to 25 years old at the time.
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