Stephen Scott
Piano Solo on
Night Watch

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Stephen Scott's piano solo is the closing of 4 solos on this recording, following Antonio Hart's alto sax. Spanning one chorus of the 24-bar ABB form at a medium-up 146 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 41 seconds. Stephen Scott rounds out the solo section with one chorus of piano, his voicings enriching the dark harmonic palette. Stephen Scott was 20 to 21 years old at the time of this 1990 recording. The tune reflects Dorham's mature compositional voice, featuring a delicate yet substantive melody supported by active harmonic motion and rhythmic interplay, particularly in the bass line.

Stephen Scott was 20 to 21 years old at the time.