Paul Desmond
Alto Sax Solo on
Kathy's Waltz

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Paul Desmond's alto sax solo opens the improvised portion of this recording, followed by Dave Brubeck on piano. Spanning two choruses of the 36-Bar form at a medium-up 189 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 1:09. Desmond's two-chorus alto saxophone solo at 189 BPM demonstrates his remarkable ability to create long, singing melodic lines that float above the waltz rhythm with seeming weightlessness. "Kathy's Waltz" from Dave Brubeck's 1959 Time Out album is a graceful composition in 3/4 time dedicated to Brubeck's daughter, featuring Paul Desmond and Brubeck in successive solos over a 36-bar form in B-flat. Paul Desmond was 34 to 35 years old at the time of this 1959 recording.

Paul Desmond was 34 to 35 years old at the time.