Carmell Jones
Trumpet Solo on
The Kicker

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Carmell Jones's six-chorus trumpet solo is the second of four solos on this hard-driving Henderson blues. Following Henderson's commanding eight-chorus opening, Jones takes the 12-bar form at 262 BPM in B-flat, his warm tone and bebop fluency providing a more lyrical counterpoint to Henderson's edgier approach. Six choruses at this brisk tempo demonstrate Jones's stamina and melodic resources, his playing maintaining consistent quality and invention throughout the extended solo space.

Carmell Jones was 27 to 28 years old at the time.