Benny Benack III
Trumpet Solo on
Outbreak

About

Benny Benack III opens the solo section on trumpet, stretching out for one chorus at approximately 274 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 40-bar AABBAA form and the key of D, the solo tests the player's command at high velocity. As the first voice heard after the head, Benack sets the improvisational tone before passing to Anthony D’Alessandro. Trumpeter Benny Benack III launches the solo section with a single incisive chorus, his lines cutting through the breakneck tempo with precision. Benny begins his solo 8 bars before the top of the form.

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