Terence Blanchard
Trumpet Solo on
Say Hey

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Terence Blanchard's trumpet solo is the opening of 2 solos on this recording, before Branford Marsalis's closing tenor sax statement. Spanning five choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at a bright 270 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 54 seconds. The blazing tempo and blues form connect this performance to the bebop tradition of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, while the energy and confidence of the playing reflect the youthful vitality of Marsalis and Blanchard, both still in their twenties at the time of recording. Terence Blanchard was 27 to 28 years old at the time of this 1990 recording.

Terence Blanchard was 27 to 28 years old at the time.