"Right On!" is an original composition by alto saxophonist Justin Chart, featured on his 2024 album Born of The Horn. The tune is built on an unusual 13-bar form, an asymmetric structure that gives the piece a distinctive forward momentum and keeps both soloists and listeners slightly off-balance in a way that heightens rhythmic engagement. Chart is a Los Angeles-based saxophonist and composer whose body of work spans several albums of original material, including The Midnight People and The Scarlet Jazz Room, all characterized by tightly arranged compositions that blend hard bop energy with modern sensibilities. On the Born of The Horn recording, the tune features a frontline of Chart on alto saxophone and Mike Rocha on trumpet, with Mike Saul on keyboard, and the ensemble delivers the kind of cohesive interplay that has become a hallmark of Chart's groups. Reviewers have compared the Chart-Rocha partnership to classic jazz horn tandems such as Cannonball and Nat Adderley, noting their complementary voices and intuitive musical dialogue. "Right On!" exemplifies Chart's approach to writing compositions that sound spontaneous and loose while resting on carefully considered structural foundations. The tune has been recorded exclusively by Chart's own ensemble and has not entered the broader jazz repertoire.
