Miles Davis
Trumpet Solo on
Green Dolphin Street

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Miles Davis's trumpet solo is the opening of 4 solos on this recording, followed by John Coltrane on tenor sax. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar ABAB' form at a medium-up 164 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 1:40. The recording captures a transitional moment in jazz history, with Davis assembling the musicians who would help him create Kind of Blue the following year. This was recorded on Miles Davis's 32nd birthday at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City. Miles Davis was 31 to 32 years old at the time of this 1958 recording.

Miles Davis was 31 to 32 years old at the time.