Wayne Shorter
Tenor Sax Solo on
El Gaucho

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Wayne Shorter's tenor sax solo opens the improvised portion of this recording, followed by Herbie Hancock on piano. Spanning seven choruses of the 18-Bar form at a medium-up 187 BPM with a latin feel in F, the solo runs approximately 2:46. "El Gaucho" from Wayne Shorter's 1966 album Adam's Apple is a mysterious Latin-tinged composition built on an unusual 18-bar form in F that reflects Shorter's fascination with unconventional structures. 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.