Wycliffe Gordon
Trombone Solo on
On The Sunny Side Of The Street

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Wycliffe Gordon's trombone solo is the opening of 2 solos on this recording, before Emmet Cohen's closing piano statement. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a moderate 102 BPM with a swing feel in C, the solo runs approximately 1:17. Gordon, a former member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet and Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, is widely regarded as one of the most important jazz trombonists of his generation, known for his command of the full history of jazz trombone from tailgate style through modern jazz. Wycliffe Gordon was 52 to 53 years old at the time of this 2020 recording.

Wycliffe Gordon was 52 to 53 years old at the time.