John Coltrane
Tenor Sax Solo on
I Could Write a Book

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All soloists on this recording ended their solo by repeating the last 4 bars of the form as many times as they wanted. Coltrane did it 3 times for 12 total extra bars.
John Coltrane was 29 to 30 years old at the time.

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John Coltrane

Tenor Sax

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Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet

Miles Davis

Released 1958

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I Could Write a Book

Miles Davis

Recorded 1956

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I Could Write a Book

by Richard Rodgers

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E♭ major

Concert Key

F major

Tenor Sax Key

ABAC - 32 bars

Form

4/4

Meter

1m 22s

Duration

2

Choruses

227 bpm

Tempo

Swing

Feel


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