Joe Henderson
Tenor Sax Solo on
Boy, What A Night

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Joe Henderson's tenor sax solo opens the improvised portion of this recording, followed by Lee Morgan on trumpet. Spanning two choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at an up-tempo 220 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 1:17. Joe Henderson leads with two choruses of tenor saxophone, his robust tone and rhythmic sophistication driving the performance forward. "Boy, What a Night" is a swinging blues original by Lee Morgan from his 1963 Blue Note album The Sidewinder. Joe Henderson was 25 to 26 years old at the time of this 1963 recording.

Joe Henderson was 25 to 26 years old at the time.