Daniel Rotem
Tenor Sax Solo on
When Will The Blues Leave

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Opening the solo section, this tenor sax improvisation spans ten choruses of the 12-bar blues at an uptempo swing feel at 206 BPM. Daniel Rotem leads with a marathon ten-chorus tenor saxophone solo at 206 BPM over the 12-bar blues in F, building a narrative of escalating intensity that demonstrates his ability to sustain creative momentum over a long stretch. This is the longest solo on the recording in terms of chorus count, suggesting a featured role in the arrangement. The 12-bar blues form provides a familiar harmonic framework that invites inventive melodic and rhythmic exploration. Following this solo, Josh Johnson takes over on alto sax.

Daniel Rotem was 26 to 27 years old at the time.