Gordon Thompson's Solo

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Gordon’s solo starts at 00:11 and goes until 00:50. It is the counter number 4/8 in the beginning and 4/4 at the end. Bunn’s solo goes from 01:00 to 1:40. It is the counter number 2/4 in the beginning and 4/4 at the end. Callender’s goes from 1:50 to 2:30. It is in the counter number of 4/4. Thompson’s solo goes from 3:09 to 3:20. It is in the counter number of 4/4 in the beginning and 2/4 at the end.

The tenor saxophone solo was upbeat. It had some longer notes in it with some piano strokes and bass in the background. The piano solo was faster and rhythmic. There are different pitches throughout and he did not fully hit the notes. The bass solo was also a very fast pace with both high and low pitched notes. The notes have space between them. Thompson’s drum solo was short, but it ended the song well.
Gordon’s solo ended a little before the first chorus. Bunn played for almost the whole next chorus until Callender came in and had his solo. Thompson’s solo is not a whole chorus because it is shorter.

I like the way this piece is played. It is more rhythmic, and they play more of a variety of different notes than swing soloists do. A swing soloist seems to play more melodies, because the pieces have more of an arranged pattern with the same kind of notes.

This band would have performed for an audience of older people. This kind of music seems like it is more for just sitting and listening to. The swing jazz sounds like it is more for dancing to than this type of jazz