Emmet Cohen
Piano Solo on
I Remember You

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Emmet Cohen opens the solo section with three choruses of piano on Victor Schertzinger's "I Remember You" at approximately 193 BPM, the first of two soloists on this medium-up swing standard. The 36-bar AABA form in F provides a warm harmonic framework, and Cohen's three-chorus statement combines swinging rhythmic drive with the harmonic sophistication that defines his playing. As the sole pianist and first soloist, his improvisation establishes the performance's character before Russell Hall's closing bass feature, his playing reflecting the standard's lyrical quality while pushing the tempo forward with characteristic energy.

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