Clifford Brown
Trumpet Solo on
The Way You Look Tonight

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Clifford Brown opens the solo section on trumpet, stretching out for three choruses at approximately 300 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 64-bar AABA form and the key of F, the solo tests the player's command at high velocity. As the first voice heard after the head, Brown sets the improvisational tone before passing to Lou Donaldson. Clifford Brown leads with three trumpet choruses of stunning virtuosity, his tone remaining full and warm even at this extreme speed. The 64 bar form is extended an extra 4 bars to make 68.

Clifford Brown was 23 to 24 years old at the time.