About
Joe Lovano's tenor sax solo is the 8th of 25 on this recording, following Russell Hall's acoustic bass and followed by Emmet Cohen on piano. Spanning three choruses of the 36-Bar form at a moderate 131 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 3:32. The session showcases multiple facets of Lovano's artistry: his eight-chorus solo on his own Confirmation contrafact at 204 BPM in A-flat, a sixteen-chorus blues solo at 185 BPM, a ten-chorus exploration of his 24-bar original in G, and intimate ballad work on a Strayhorn-Ellington piece at 56 BPM in D-flat and Johnny Green's Body and Soul at 65 BPM. Joe wrote this tune for The Saxophone Summit's "Seraphic Light," featuring David Liebman, Joe Lovano, Ravi Coltrane, Phil Markowitz, Cecil McBee and Billy Hart. It is loosly based on John Coltrane's Dear Lord. Joe Lovano was 68 to 69 years old at the time of this 2021 recording.
Joe Lovano was 68 to 69 years old at the time.
Comments
What do you think of this solo?