Kevin Hayes
Piano Solo on
Sublimation

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Kevin Hayes follows Joshua Redman with an open-form piano solo on "Sublimation," his touch and harmonic choices reflecting the composition's contemplative character at approximately 130 BPM. The AB form in F minor gives Hayes room for the kind of extended exploration that distinguishes this track from the album's more concise performances, his improvisation building from quiet tension to cathartic release. Following Redman's introspective tenor saxophone feature, Hayes brings a pianistic perspective to the composition's searching atmosphere, his solo maintaining the performance's emotional arc while adding new harmonic dimensions. As one of the final tracks on the album, the performance serves as a summation of Redman's artistic concerns at the time of his debut.

Kevin Hayes was 23 to 24 years old at the time.