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Oh my god, Paul Gonsalves is sleeping throughout the entire tune!! :blink:

That's why Jimmy Hamilton after taking his clarinet solo also has to take the tenor solo...

Now that is hilarious. It's really bizarre at the beginning of the drum solo where you can see Gonslaves with the tenor in his mouth and totally out of it - as still as a corpse. Man, it's no wonder Ellington's was the only band Paul could play in. No one else would put up with a minute of this.

BTW, who is the trumpet (cornet) soloist? I should know who it is, but can't quite place him. Herbie Jones?

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BTW, who is the trumpet (cornet) soloist? I should know who it is, but can't quite place him. Herbie Jones?

Ray Nance.

Allegedly Duke fired Nance due to unreliability. Gonsalves remained!

I love Ray Nance's face after he finishes his solo and twirls the horn! I can't believe Gonsalves is totally out cold! :rofl:

Nance is playing the Freddy Jenkins role at that point (and playing it very well). For proof see the clip of Old Man Blues from Check and Double Check.

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