Gary Versace
Organ Solo on
From The Ashes

About

Gary Versace follows Jonathan Kreisberg with an open-form organ solo on "From The Ashes" at approximately 134 BPM, his extended exploration taking the music through dynamic peaks and contemplative valleys over the Latin backdrop in B minor. Without a predetermined harmonic route, Versace's solo develops organically, responding to the music's shifting emotional currents with the sensitivity that defines his playing throughout New For Now. Mark Ferber's drumming is especially crucial in this context, his rhythmic choices helping shape the music's direction. As the second soloist, Versace brings a different timbral quality to the open-form setting, the organ's sustained harmonics creating a more atmospheric character than the guitar's earlier statement.

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