Frank Morgan
Alto Sax Solo on
B.T.

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Frank Morgan's two-chorus alto saxophone solo closes the improvisation as the third and final solo on this uptempo Timmons composition. At 258 BPM over the 32-bar AABA form in C minor, Morgan's Parker-influenced lines cut through the rhythm section with sharp precision and emotional conviction. As the session leader and the final soloist, Morgan delivers a closing statement that matches the intensity of the two preceding horn solos, his fluent navigation of the fast minor-key changes capturing the vitality of the mid-1950s Los Angeles bebop scene at its most inspired.

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