Gary Versace
Organ Solo on
New For Now

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Gary Versace matches Jonathan Kreisberg's intensity with six commanding choruses on the Hammond organ on "New For Now" at approximately 265 BPM, building from textural explorations to full-throttle blues-inflected runs. His extended solo over the 16-bar form in D minor demonstrates the organ's capacity to generate the kind of interactive energy typically associated with larger ensembles, the instrument's sustain and harmonic density filling the trio's sound with orchestral richness. Following Kreisberg's equally expansive guitar feature, Versace's six choruses sustain the performance's fierce momentum, the two soloists together making a compelling case for the organ trio as a vehicle for sophisticated modern jazz.

Gary Versace was 35 to 36 years old at the time.