Herbie Hancock
Piano Solo on
One Finger Snap

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Herbie Hancock's piano solo is the third of 4 solos on this recording, following Freddie Hubbard's trumpet and before Tony Williams's closing drums statement. Spanning four choruses of the 20-Bar form at a bright 272 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 1:11. This alternate take of "One Finger Snap" from Herbie Hancock's Empyrean Isles sessions offers a fascinating glimpse into the quartet's creative process, revealing how the same composition could yield substantially different improvisational results. 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.