Wynton Marsalis
Trumpet Solo on
Cherokee

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Wynton Marsalis's trumpet solo is the sole improvisation on this recording. Spanning two choruses of the 64-bar AABA form at a brisk 332 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 1:32. At 332 BPM, every note must be chosen with split-second precision, and Marsalis demonstrates the extraordinary facility that established him as the preeminent jazz trumpeter of his generation. This recording of Ray Noble's "Cherokee" comes from Wynton Marsalis' 1986 album Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. Wynton Marsalis was 24 to 25 years old at the time of this 1986 recording.

Wynton Marsalis was 24 to 25 years old at the time.