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Analyzing Dexter Gordon's Bikini
The piece Bikini by Dexter Gordon has four different solos. The first solo is by Dexter Gordon himself with the tenor saxophone. If I had to provide counter number for the beginning and end of his section it would be 1 and 2 and 3 and 4. If I had to label it, it would be AABA from 00:12 to 00:48 starting with 4/8 and ending with 4/4. The second solo is by Jimmy Bunn with the piano. The counter numbers I could count were 2 and 2 and 3 and 4. If I had to label it, I would say it’s AABA from 01:02 to 01:38 starting with 2/4 and ending with 4/4. The third solo is by Red Callender with the bass. The counter number I heard were 3 and 2 and 3 and 4 and if I had to label it I would say it is AABA from 01:51 to 02:27 and it uses a 4/4 throughout
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