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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 32-bar AABA form at a medium-up 188 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:23. Joe Henderson opens the solo section with two choruses of tenor saxophone, his playing marked by the harmonic adventurousness and rhythmic unpredictability that made him one of the most distinctive voices in 1960s jazz. "Hocus-Pocus" is a crafty original composition 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.
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