Joe Henderson
Tenor Sax Solo on
Blue Bossa

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Joe Henderson's tenor sax solo is the second of 4 solos on this recording, following Kenny Dorham's trumpet and followed by McCoy Tyner on piano. Spanning three choruses of the 16-Bar form at a medium-up 165 BPM with a bossa nova feel in C, the solo runs approximately 1:11. Page One announced Henderson as a major new voice on the tenor saxophone, and "Blue Bossa" provided the album with a signature track that transcended the hard bop idiom to reach a broader audience. Joe Henderson was 25 to 26 years old at the time of this 1963 recording.

Joe Henderson was 25 to 26 years old at the time.