Joe Henderson
Tenor Sax Solo on
The Natives Are Restless Tonight

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Joe Henderson's eight-chorus tenor saxophone solo is the second of five solos on this hard-swinging Silver original. Following Carmell Jones's equally extended trumpet statement, Henderson matches the eight-chorus length at 288 BPM over the 12-bar form in G minor, his distinctively angular phrasing and harmonic imagination creating a solo of compelling intensity. The sheer length of both horn solos reflects the blowing-session energy of the performance, and Henderson's ability to sustain invention across eight choruses at this tempo speaks to his exceptional improvisational resources.

Joe Henderson was 26 to 27 years old at the time.