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Benny Benack III opens the solo section on trumpet, stretching out for two choruses at approximately 217 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 32-bar AABA form and the key of C, the solo navigates the chord changes with purpose. As the first voice heard after the head, Benack sets the improvisational tone before passing to Anthony D’Alessandro. "Tune for Monty" is a brisk, swinging original by pianist Anthony D'Alessandro from his 2022 album Searchin'. The medium-up tempo provides an energetic canvas for improvisation. Set in a 32-bar AABA form in C and taken at a fiery tempo above 210 bpm, the piece calls for rhythmic precision and quick harmonic thinking from all involved.
Benny Benack III was 31 to 32 years old at the time.
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