John Coltrane
Tenor Sax Solo on
Blue in Green

About

Taking the 2nd solo, this tenor sax improvisation spans two choruses of the 10-bar form at a ballad tempo of 57 BPM. Coltrane's two-chorus tenor saxophone statement is a model of melodic economy, each note weighted with emotional significance. The slow ballad tempo demands patience and control, with each note given space to resonate. Situated between Bill Evans's piano solo and Bill Evans's turn on piano, it occupies a pivotal spot in the arrangement.

John Coltrane was 32 to 33 years old at the time.