Charlie Shavers
Trumpet Solo on
I Only Have Eyes for You

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Charlie Shavers's partial-chorus trumpet solo is the second and final solo on this reading of the Warren standard. Shavers takes the 2nd half of the chorus following Flip Phillips over the 36-bar AABA' form at 152 BPM in G, building in intensity to add dramatic flair to the arrangement. His bright trumpet picks up the thread from Phillips's warmer tenor, and together the two horn solos create a miniature narrative arc that leads back to Billie Holiday's vocal for the song's conclusion.

Charlie Shavers was 31 to 32 years old at the time.