Joe Henderson
Tenor Sax Solo on
Night and Day

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Joe Henderson's second tenor saxophone solo is the third and final improvisation on this recording, a one-chorus return statement that follows Tyner's piano. Taking one chorus of the 48-bar ABABCB form in D at 237 BPM, Henderson re-enters to close the solo section with a focused, concentrated statement. This final chorus brings the performance's extended improvisatory arc to a satisfying resolution before the return of Porter's theme, Henderson's second solo complementing his earlier two-chorus statement with a more concise summation.

Joe Henderson was 26 to 27 years old at the time.