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Miles Davis's trumpet solo is the 2nd of 3 on this recording, spanning two choruses at approximately 211 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 12-bar Blues form and the key of F, the solo navigates the chord changes with purpose. Positioned between Charlie Parker and John Lewis, Davis bridges the conversation between the two. The up-tempo blues format is familiar territory for all three soloists, and each brings a personal approach: Parker's tenor solo combines bebop complexity with blues inflection, Davis plays with a growing sense of space and melodic economy, and Lewis contributes a thoughtful, less percussive piano style that foreshadowed his later work with the Modern Jazz Quartet.
Miles Davis was 20 to 21 years old at the time.
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