Jun Iida
Trumpet Solo on
Bellarosa

About

Jun Iida's trumpet solo is the 2nd of 3 on this recording, spanning one chorus at approximately 180 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 32-bar AABA form and the key of E♭, the solo navigates the chord changes with purpose. Positioned between Masami Kuroki and Josh Nelson, Iida bridges the conversation between the two. "Bellarosa" is Jun Iida's arrangement of the hard bop composition co-written by pianist Elmo Hope and tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, featured on the 2023 album Evergreen. The groove sits in a comfortable medium-up zone, encouraging flowing melodic invention.

Jun Iida was 31 to 32 years old at the time.