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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 eight choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a brisk 322 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 3:13. The composition is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "I Got Rhythm." Coltrane follows with eight intense choruses of tenor saxophone, his solo building in complexity and harmonic adventurousness as it develops, reaching tempos of 322 BPM. 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.
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