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Herbie Hancock closes with a towering thirteen-chorus piano solo on "The Eye of the Hurricane" at approximately 264 BPM, one of his finest recorded improvisations on the Maiden Voyage album. His playing over the 12-bar blues in F minor ranges from delicate harmonic exploration to thunderous, orchestral passages that exploit the full range of the instrument, the thirteen-chorus arc representing one of the most extended and ambitious piano solos in his discography. Following eight-chorus and six-chorus solos from Freddie Hubbard and George Coleman, Hancock's commanding statement brings the performance to its climactic peak, his improvisation sustained by the relentless drive of Ron Carter and Tony Williams.
Herbie Hancock was 24 to 25 years old at the time.
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