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Miles Davis closes out the solos on trumpet with a quarter of the form, following J. J. Johnson at approximately 136 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 32-bar ABAC form and the key of E♭, the solo navigates the chord changes with purpose. As a contrafact on "Embraceable You," the underlying harmony is well-trodden territory, giving the soloist a sturdy platform for creative exploration. Coming last in the solo order, Davis has the task of building on everything that came before while steering the performance back toward the closing head. The distribution of shorter solos across four different instruments creates a varied and well-paced performance. Miles plays over the 8 bar B section of the form before the band plays the head out.
Miles Davis was 20 to 21 years old at the time.
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