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Max Roach's drums solo is the last of four solos on this recording, following Richie Powell on piano. Spanning 1.13 choruses of the 32-bar AABA form in F at a driving 193 BPM with a swing feel, Roach rounds out the improvisation with a drum solo that showcases his ability to build thematic statements within the song's structure. "Parisian Thoroughfare" is a contrafact built on the chord changes of "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea," requiring the soloist to navigate a familiar harmonic framework with a different melodic identity.
Max Roach was 29 to 30 years old at the time.
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