Radiant Morning

A lush jazz ballad solo feature for alto sax, tenor sax or trumpet/flugelhorn, Radiant Morning features a full-ensemble introduction leading into the beautiful and melodic solo. The sax section takes over for the bridge before returning to the full ensemble for the last A section. A brief transition moves the tempo up to a medium swing for an improvised solo over accessible changes before returning to the original ballad tempo. Two brief solo cadenzas lead to an ensemble coda that supports the soloist to the end of the chart. Not only is this a great solo feature, it's full of outstanding ensemble material as well.