Rok, it's the first note of his solo. Nice way to start a solo; economical use of just one note. Think of a solo in terms of speech; hence why it is referred to as telling a story. Listen to the shape of that opening musical comment that starts with just one note. Maybe Wynton is saying:
"HEY!.......Rok is NOW calling" 😎
Each player takes two choruses of twelve measures each (twelve bar blues). Wynton's first chorus starts at 4:25; it's his turn to play at that point and he plays his first note, as you point out, at 4:26. If you want to feel the shape or form of the tune (twelve bar blues), find the beat, tap your foot on that beat 1,2,3,4, 1,2,3,4 etc. (each measure or bar has four beats) and start counting at exactly 4:25. You wil find that Wynton plays for 24 (12x2) measures of four beats each (two choruses).
Btw, don't hate the band at all. Great feeling and they are having a blast.
"HEY!.......Rok is NOW calling" 😎
Each player takes two choruses of twelve measures each (twelve bar blues). Wynton's first chorus starts at 4:25; it's his turn to play at that point and he plays his first note, as you point out, at 4:26. If you want to feel the shape or form of the tune (twelve bar blues), find the beat, tap your foot on that beat 1,2,3,4, 1,2,3,4 etc. (each measure or bar has four beats) and start counting at exactly 4:25. You wil find that Wynton plays for 24 (12x2) measures of four beats each (two choruses).
Btw, don't hate the band at all. Great feeling and they are having a blast.