Curtis Fuller
Trombone Solo on
Moment's Notice

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Curtis Fuller's trombone solo is the 2nd of 5 on this recording, following John Coltrane's tenor sax and followed by Lee Morgan on trumpet. Spanning three choruses of the 38-bar AA' form at an up-tempo 242 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 1:54. Curtis Fuller contributes three choruses of trombone improvisation that maintain the musical intensity despite the daunting harmonic demands of the form. "Moment's Notice" is one of the most demanding compositions from John Coltrane's 1957 album Blue Trane, built on a rapidly moving harmonic sequence in the unusual AA' form of 38 bars. Curtis Fuller was 22 to 23 years old at the time of this 1957 recording.

Curtis Fuller was 22 to 23 years old at the time.