John Coltrane
Tenor Sax Solo on
Fran Dance

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John Coltrane's tenor sax solo is the second of 3 solos on this recording, following Julian "Cannonball" Adderley's alto sax and before Bill Evans's closing piano statement. Spanning one chorus of the 40-bar AABAB form at a moderate 111 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 1:27. The recording documents the brief but historically significant period when Davis had both Coltrane and Adderley in his band, creating a front line of unmatched diversity and power. This was recorded on Miles Davis's 32nd birthday at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City. John Coltrane was 31 to 32 years old at the time of this 1958 recording.

John Coltrane was 31 to 32 years old at the time.