Alan Broadbent
Piano Solo on
Star Eyes

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Closing out the solo section, this piano improvisation spans two choruses of the 36-bar AABA form at a medium-up swing tempo of 181 BPM. Broadbent's solo showcases his remarkable harmonic imagination, finding fresh pathways through the chord progression while maintaining the melodic coherence that is the hallmark of his playing. The 36-bar form provides a defined harmonic landscape for the improvisation. Coming after Doug Webb's soprano sax solo, this is the final improvisation before the ensemble returns to the head.

Alan Broadbent was 66 to 67 years old at the time.