Emmet Cohen
Piano Solo on
Unit 7

About

Emmet Cohen takes three choruses of piano on "Unit 7" at approximately 184 BPM, the third soloist following Tatum Greenblatt and Alexa Tarantino on this opening number. His improvisation over the 44-bar AABA form in C combines rhythmic drive with harmonic sophistication, his three-chorus statement demonstrating the authority and invention that define his role as bandleader and host of the Live From Emmet's Place series. Cohen's piano brings a different textural quality after the horn features, his voicings and single-note lines providing a natural bridge to Russell Hall's closing bass solo.

Emmet Cohen was 30 to 31 years old at the time.