"She Absorbed Him" is an original composition by alto saxophonist Justin Chart, first recorded on his album The Midnight People and subsequently featured on his 2024 release Born of The Horn. The piece is a jazz waltz with a laid-back, introspective character that contrasts with the more driving, uptempo material in Chart's catalog. Its reserved mood allows space for intimate melodic expression, emphasizing tonal beauty and subtle group interplay over aggressive virtuosity. Chart is a Los Angeles-based saxophonist and composer whose body of work spans several albums of originals blending hard bop, waltz, and funk elements within a melodic, tonal framework. On the Born of The Horn recording, the tune features an expansive ensemble with Chart on alto saxophone, Mike Rocha on trumpet, Mike Saul on keyboard, and Danny Beallo on drums, generating five solo statements across the performance. Reviewers have singled out the composition as some of Chart's finest work, praising the way his group executes the waltz rhythm with finesse and noting the contemplative quality that sets it apart from the album's more energetic tracks. The earlier Midnight People recording featured bowed bass from Bill Markus, adding textural depth to the waltz feel. "She Absorbed Him" remains associated exclusively with Chart's own recordings and has not been widely covered by other artists.
