Frank Morgan
Alto Sax Solo on
I'll Remember April

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Frank Morgan's one-chorus alto saxophone solo opens the improvisation on this brisk Latin-feel reading of Gene de Paul's standard. At 227 BPM over the extended 48-bar ABA form in G, Morgan's Parker-derived lines navigate the tune's characteristically shifting tonal centers with fluency and conviction. As the first of three solos, his alto statement sets the improvisational tone for a performance distinguished by its Latin rhythmic underpinning, which gives the familiar standard a buoyant energy distinct from more common straight-ahead swing treatments.

Frank Morgan was 21 to 22 years old at the time.