Takeshi Ohbayashi
Piano Solo on
Old Folks

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Closing out the solo section, this piano improvisation spans a half chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a ballad tempo of 58 BPM. Pianist Takeshi Ohbayashi contributes a half-chorus solo that maintains the ballad's intimate atmosphere with tasteful, unhurried playing. This is the most concise solo on the recording, making every phrase count within a compact space. The 32-bar AABA form, a staple of the Great American Songbook, offers both structural clarity and ample harmonic terrain for improvisation. Coming after Chad Lefkowitz-Brown's tenor sax solo, this is the final improvisation before the ensemble returns to the head.

Takeshi Ohbayashi was 30 to 31 years old at the time.