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Frank Morgan's four-chorus alto saxophone solo is the sole improvisation on this blazing reading of Harold Arlen's standard, the fastest track on the album at 292 BPM. Over the 32-bar ABCA form in F, Morgan stretches across four extended choruses with no other soloists, developing his ideas in a sustained arc that builds intensity and complexity. At this extreme velocity, his bebop lines maintain their clarity and rhythmic precision, demonstrating the virtuosity that made him one of the most promising young alto saxophonists of the early 1950s. The ABCA form's contrasting sections provide structural variety that Morgan exploits to shape his solo, and the rhythm section drives relentlessly beneath him, creating exhilarating forward motion.
Frank Morgan was 21 to 22 years old at the time.
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