Oscar Peterson
Piano Solo on
Them There Eyes

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Oscar Peterson follows Anita O'Day with a single-chorus piano solo on "Them There Eyes" at an even faster 335 BPM, his articulation supernaturally clear at this extreme tempo. Over the 32-bar ABAC form in A-flat, Peterson's lines cascade with the precision and swing that defined his playing, the progressive acceleration from O'Day's vocal solo adding excitement to an already electrifying performance. As the second of three soloists, his chorus sustains the track's ferocious momentum, his technical command at this speed defying the limits of what seems humanly possible on the piano.

Oscar Peterson was 31 to 32 years old at the time.