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Stephen Riley's tenor sax solo opens the improvised portion of this recording, followed by Joe Magnarelli on trumpet. Spanning five choruses of the 32-bar ABAB' form at an up-tempo 225 BPM with a swing feel in G, the solo runs approximately 2:53. The tune is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "How High The Moon." Riley's approach to the material is characteristically personal, applying his floating, behind-the-beat sensibility to Parker's angular bebop language in a way that bridges the gap between the swing era aesthetics of Lester Young and the bebop revolution that Parker initiated. Stephen Riley was 42 to 43 years old at the time of this 2018 recording.
Stephen Riley was 42 to 43 years old at the time.
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