Herbie Hancock
Piano Solo on
One Finger Snap

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Herbie Hancock's piano solo is the second of 3 solos on this recording, following Freddie Hubbard's trumpet and before Tony Williams's closing drums statement. Spanning ten choruses of the 20-Bar form at a bright 272 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 2:54. Hancock follows with ten choruses of piano improvisation that reveal his gift for combining post-bop harmonic sophistication with rhythmic vitality, each chorus building on the last with architectural precision. Herbie Hancock was 23 to 24 years old at the time of this 1964 recording.

Herbie Hancock was 23 to 24 years old at the time.