John Coltrane
Tenor Sax Solo on
Spiral

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John Coltrane's tenor sax solo is the opening of 3 solos on this recording, followed by Tommy Flanagan on piano. Spanning two choruses of the 44-bar AABA form at an up-tempo 186 BPM with a swing feel, the solo runs approximately 1:58. Coltrane's two-chorus tenor saxophone solo at 186 BPM navigates the extended form with a combination of lyrical beauty and intellectual rigor, his lines tracing the composition's spiral-like harmonic movement with unerring precision. John Coltrane was 32 to 33 years old at the time of this 1959 recording.

John Coltrane was 32 to 33 years old at the time.