Billy Drummond
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Closing out the solo section, this drums improvisation spans two and a half choruses of the 32-bar form at a brisk latin feel at 156 BPM. Dillon enters third with two choruses of tenor saxophone improvisation, and drummer Billy Drummond closes with an extended two-and-a-half-chorus drum solo that builds considerable momentum. This is the longest solo on the recording in terms of chorus count, suggesting a featured role in the arrangement. The 32-bar form provides a defined harmonic landscape for the improvisation. Coming after Sam Dillon's tenor sax solo, this is the final improvisation before the ensemble returns to the head.

Billy Drummond was 58 to 59 years old at the time.