Tony Williams
Drums Solo on
One Finger Snap

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Tony Williams's drums solo is the closing of 4 solos on this recording, following Herbie Hancock's piano. Spanning three choruses of the 20-Bar form at a bright 270 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 49 seconds. Tony Williams was 18 to 19 years old at the time of this 1964 recording. One Finger Snap is a post-bop composition by Herbie Hancock, written over a two-year period and first recorded on June 17, 1964 for his landmark Blue Note album Empyrean Isles.

Tony Williams was 18 to 19 years old at the time.