Well, even if you DON'T copy the sax solo verbatim, just about ANY decent sax solo requires you to bend at often the very instant you need to change chords as well. I've posted about this in the past, but it bears repeating. Listen to just about ANY sax solo. Listen to how many times he bends at chord boundaries. In fact, many times, he's bending BECAUSE there's a chord boundary..!

It's just part of what they do.

(And if you can play a solo that's BETTER than the original, kudos! I'd like to hear it. )