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John Coltrane's tenor sax solo opens the improvised portion of this recording, followed by Curtis Fuller on trombone. Spanning two choruses of the 44-bar AABA form at a bright 268 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 1:23. Coltrane's two-chorus tenor saxophone solo demonstrates his growing mastery of extended improvisation at breakneck speeds, his lines hurtling through the changes with a locomotive force that matches the composition's kinetic energy. Lee Morgan delivers two choruses of trumpet improvisation that sparkle with the dazzling technique and brash confidence that made him one of the most exciting young voices in hard bop. John Coltrane was 30 to 31 years old at the time of this 1957 recording.
John Coltrane was 30 to 31 years old at the time.
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