Tommy Flanagan
Piano Solo on
Airegin

About

Tommy Flanagan's piano solo is the closing of 2 solos on this recording, following Wes Montgomery's electric guitar. Spanning two choruses of the 36-bar ABAC form at a brisk 297 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:00. Recorded for Riverside Records at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City, the album features Flanagan alongside bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath, a rhythm section of exceptional quality. Tommy Flanagan was 29 to 30 years old at the time of this 1960 recording. He brought three new compositions to that session, including Oleo and Doxy, and all three quickly became jazz standards.

Tommy Flanagan was 29 to 30 years old at the time.