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Clifford Brown's trumpet solo is the 2nd of 5 on this recording, spanning three choruses at approximately 308 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 64-bar AABA form and the key of A♭, the solo tests the player's command at high velocity. Built on the chord changes of "Lover, Come Back to Me," the harmonic foundation is a familiar one in the jazz repertoire, inviting inventive melodic departures. Positioned between Lou Donaldson and Horace Silver, Brown bridges the conversation between the two. Taken at an even more extreme tempo than the Vol. 1 version, exceeding 300 bpm, this alternate take pushes the musicians to their absolute limits.
Clifford Brown was 23 to 24 years old at the time.
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