Benny Benack III
Trumpet Solo on
Blues for the Down and Out

About

Benny Benack III closes out the solos on trumpet with two choruses, following Anthony D’Alessandro at approximately 77 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 12-bar Blues form and the key of G, the solo allows for nuanced, expressive phrasing. Coming last in the solo order, Benack has the task of building on everything that came before while steering the performance back toward the closing head. Trumpeter Benny Benack III follows with two choruses, his warm tone and melodic sensibility perfectly suited to the slow-drag feel. The ballad tempo allows the soloist to linger on each note, emphasizing tone and emotion.

Benny Benack III was 31 to 32 years old at the time.