Terence Blanchard
Trumpet Solo on
Mo' Better Blues

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Terence Blanchard's trumpet solo is the second of 3 solos on this recording, following Branford Marsalis's tenor sax and before Branford Marsalis's closing tenor sax statement. Spanning one chorus of the 8-Bar form at a moderate 101 BPM with a shuffle feel in G♭, the solo runs approximately 24 seconds. Branford Marsalis takes two tenor saxophone solos flanking a trumpet solo from Terence Blanchard, each musician bringing a single chorus of inventive improvisation to the shuffle groove. 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.