Joe Lovano
Tenor Sax Solo on
Star-Crossed Lovers

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Joe Lovano's tenor sax solo is the 12th of 25 on this recording, following Joe Lovano's tenor sax and followed by Russell Hall on acoustic bass. Spanning two choruses of the 22-bar ABC form at a ballad tempo of 56 BPM in D♭, the solo runs approximately 3:09. 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 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.