Joe Lovano
Tenor Sax Solo on
Charlie Chan

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Joe Lovano's tenor sax solo is the 21st of 25 on this recording, following Emmet Cohen's piano and followed by Kyle Poole on drums. Spanning four choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at an up-tempo 234 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 2:14. 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.