David Schildkraut
Alto Sax Solo on
Love Me or Leave Me

About

David Schildkraut's alto sax solo is the second of four solos on this recording, following Miles Davis on trumpet. Spanning four choruses of the 32-bar AABA form in A♭ at a blazing 280 BPM with a swing feel, Schildkraut follows with four extended choruses of alto saxophone that reveal his bebop-rooted technique and melodic inventiveness. Schildkraut's alto saxophone improvisation combines melodic clarity with harmonic sophistication, each phrase flowing naturally into the next. "Love Me or Leave Me" is an up-tempo performance from Miles Davis's 1954 album Walkin', featuring Walter Donaldson's standard taken at a brisk 282 beats per minute over the 32-bar AABA form in A-flat.

David Schildkraut was 29 to 30 years old at the time.