Tommy Flanagan
Piano Solo on
Four on Six

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Tommy Flanagan's piano solo is the second of 3 solos on this recording, following Wes Montgomery's electric guitar and before Percy Heath's closing acoustic bass statement. Spanning four choruses of the 16-Bar form at an up-tempo 208 BPM with a swing feel in G, the solo runs approximately 1:15. Tommy Flanagan's four-chorus piano solo is equally distinguished, his melodic invention and rhythmic precision contributing to a performance of the highest order. Tommy Flanagan was 29 to 30 years old at the time of this 1960 recording. The piece is a contrafact based on the chord changes of George Gershwin's Summertime, with Montgomery composing an original melody over the existing harmonic framework.

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