Benny Benack III
Trumpet Solo on
New York, New York

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Benny Benack III's trumpet solo is the opening of 2 solos on this recording, before Emmet Cohen's closing piano statement. Spanning 0.4 choruses of the 40-bar AABAB' form at a moderate 121 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 34 seconds. The second installment of Emmet Cohen's Quarantine Jams series from 2020, featuring trumpeter and vocalist Benny Benack III performing New York, New York by John Kander. They take the tune up a half step for Benny's solo on the the first two A sections. Benny Benack III was 29 to 30 years old at the time of this 2020 recording.

Benny Benack III was 29 to 30 years old at the time.