McCoy Tyner
Piano Solo on
Summertime

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McCoy Tyner's piano solo is the second of four solos on this recording, following John Coltrane on tenor sax. Spanning four choruses of the 16-bar form in D at a brisk 161 BPM with a swing feel, Tyner follows with four piano choruses, bassist Steve Davis contributes three choruses, and drummer Elvin Jones delivers four rhythmically explosive drum choruses. They extend the typical 16 bar form of Summertime to 22 bars by extending the last 2 bars into 8. McCoy Tyner was just 21 to 22 years old at the time of this recording, already displaying remarkable maturity.

McCoy Tyner was 21 to 22 years old at the time.