Emmet Cohen
Piano Solo on
My Funny Valentine

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Emmet Cohen's piano solo is the 15th of 23 solos on this recording, following Ben Wolfe's acoustic bass and followed by Stacy Dillard on tenor sax. Spanning one chorus of the 36-bar AABA' form at a ballad tempo of 62 BPM in C, the solo runs approximately 2:52. Cohen provides extensive piano solos throughout. Emmet extends the last 2 bars of his solo into 12 bars that build in intensity. Emmet Cohen was 31 to 32 years old at the time of this 2022 recording. According to one account, the composition originated when Dameron played unusual chord voicings at a jam session and Gillespie enthusiastically encouraged him to develop them into a complete tune.

Emmet Cohen was 31 to 32 years old at the time.