Wayne Shorter
Tenor Sax Solo on
502 Blues (Drinkin' and Drivin')

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Wayne Shorter's tenor sax solo closes out the improvised statements on this recording, following Herbie Hancock's piano. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar AA' form at a moderate 127 BPM with a waltz feel, the solo runs approximately 46 seconds. Shorter's decision to split his solo around Hancock's contribution demonstrates his architectural thinking about performance structure, creating a narrative arc that goes beyond the typical head-solos-head format. Shorter's decision to split his solo around Hancock's contribution demonstrates his architectural thinking about performance structure, creating a narrative arc that goes beyond the typical head-solos-head format. Wayne Shorter was 32 to 33 years old at the time of this 1966 recording.

Wayne Shorter was 32 to 33 years old at the time.