John Coltrane
Tenor Sax Solo on
Liberia

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John Coltrane's tenor sax solo is the opening of 2 solos on this recording, before McCoy Tyner's closing piano statement. Spanning four choruses of the 40-bar AABBA form at a bright 231 BPM with a swing feel in D, the solo runs approximately 2:49. "Liberia" was recorded on October 24, 1960, as part of the sessions that produced Coltrane's Sound, an album that captures John Coltrane in full creative stride during his transformative Atlantic Records period. John Coltrane was 33 to 34 years old at the time of this 1960 recording.

John Coltrane was 33 to 34 years old at the time.