Frank Morgan
Alto Sax Solo on
"HUH!"

About

Frank Morgan's one-chorus alto saxophone solo is the third of five solos on his own composition. Over the 32-bar AABA form at 120 BPM in C minor, Morgan threads his lines through the minor tonality with characteristic bebop logic and emotional intensity. As the composer performing his own tune, Morgan navigates the harmonic framework with the authority of someone who understands it from the inside, his Parker-influenced vocabulary adapting fluidly to the piece's dark, moody character.

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