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Lee Morgan's trumpet solo closes out the improvised statements on this recording, following Barry Harris's piano. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a moderate 140 BPM with a latin feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 1:49. Morgan again takes two opening and two closing trumpet choruses, his solos following different melodic paths than the released version while maintaining the same lyrical quality. "Totem Pole" (Alternative Take) offers a second look at Lee Morgan's Latin-flavored composition from his 1963 Blue Note album The Sidewinder. Lee Morgan was 24 to 25 years old at the time of this 1963 recording.
Lee Morgan was 24 to 25 years old at the time.
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