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Dexter Gordon's tenor sax solo opens the improvised portion of this recording, followed by Bud Powell on piano. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a relaxed 83 BPM with a swing feel in G, the solo runs approximately 3:09. The recording captures a remarkable convergence of talent in Paris, where Gordon had relocated in 1962 as part of the wave of American jazz musicians who found more receptive audiences and less racial discrimination in Europe. "Willow Weep for Me" from Dexter Gordon's 1963 Our Man in Paris album is a sumptuous ballad reading of Ann Ronell's standard, featuring Gordon's two-chorus tenor saxophone solo at 83 BPM over the 32-bar AABA form in G. Dexter Gordon was 39 to 40 years old at the time of this 1963 recording.
Dexter Gordon was 39 to 40 years old at the time.
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