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Lucky Thompson's tenor saxophone solo is the third and final improvisation on this recording, following solos by Parker and Davis. Taking one chorus of the 32-bar ABAB' form in G at 226 BPM, Thompson closes the solo section on this definitive bebop contrafact based on the chord changes of "How High the Moon." His warm-toned tenor saxophone provides a bridge between the swing and bebop traditions, his solo demonstrating fluency with the new harmonic language while maintaining a rounder, more traditional saxophone sound.
Lucky Thompson was 21 to 22 years old at the time.
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