Herbie Hancock
Piano Solo on
Driftin'

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Herbie Hancock's piano solo is the closing of 3 solos on this recording, following Freddie Hubbard's trumpet. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a moderate 119 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 2:12. Hancock closes with two extended choruses of piano, using the additional solo space to develop a more expansive statement that showcases both his harmonic imagination and his rhythmic sophistication. Herbie Hancock was 21 to 22 years old at the time of this 1962 recording.

Herbie Hancock was 21 to 22 years old at the time.