John Coltrane
Tenor Sax Solo on
Straight, No Chaser

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John Coltrane's tenor sax solo is the second of 4 solos on this recording, following Miles Davis's trumpet and followed by Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on alto sax. Spanning twenty-one choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at a brisk 302 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 3:26. Coltrane follows with a staggering twenty-one choruses of tenor saxophone, one of his longest recorded blues improvisations, his relentless energy and harmonic daring pushing the music to its limits. Recorded live at The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, on September 9, 1958. 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.