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Taking the 2nd solo, this tenor sax improvisation spans two choruses of the 32-bar ABAC form at an uptempo swing feel at 243 BPM. The 5/4 meter adds an additional layer of rhythmic complexity. The underlying chord progression is drawn from "Like Someone In Love," making this a contrafact—a new melody composed over borrowed changes. Smith opens with two energetic choruses, followed by two equally inventive choruses from Joshua Redman, creating another electrifying two-tenor exchange on the album. Situated between Walter Smith III's tenor sax solo and Christian McBride's turn on acoustic bass, it occupies a pivotal spot in the arrangement.
Joshua Redman was 48 to 49 years old at the time.
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