Stephen Riley
Tenor Sax Solo on
Green Dolphin Street

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Stephen Riley's tenor sax solo opens the improvised portion of this recording, followed by Joe Magnarelli on trumpet. Spanning four choruses of the 32-bar ABAB' form at a medium-up 191 BPM with a latin feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 2:43. Riley's four-chorus solo demonstrates his ability to sustain creative invention over an extended form, building gradually in intensity while maintaining the relaxed, unforced quality that defines his playing. Stephen Riley's performance of Bronislaw Kaper's "On Green Dolphin Street" on the 2018 album Oleo features some of the most extended blowing on the record. 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.