Herbie Hancock
Piano Solo on
Oliloqui Valley

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Herbie Hancock's piano solo is the opening of 3 solos on this recording, followed by Freddie Hubbard on trumpet. Spanning eight choruses of the 28-bar ABAB' form at an up-tempo 198 BPM with a swing feel, the solo runs approximately 4:07. Hancock opens with an expansive eight piano choruses, nearly double his solo on the released take, exploring the composition's harmonic terrain with greater depth and experimental freedom. Herbie Hancock was 23 to 24 years old at the time of this 1964 recording. "Oliloqui Valley" is an original composition by pianist Herbie Hancock, written for his landmark 1964 album Empyrean Isles on Blue Note Records.

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