Victor Gould
Piano Solo on
Monk's Dream

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Victor Gould's piano solo is the second of three solos on this Standard Sessions recording of Monk's Dream, following Chad Lefkowitz-Brown's tenor saxophone. He takes two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a slightly pushed 152 BPM, bringing the harmonic awareness needed to navigate Monk's distinctive voicings while adding rhythmic momentum to the performance. Gould's approach balances respect for Monk's aesthetic of structured unpredictability with his own pianistic personality, finding creative pathways through the composition's angular harmonic framework. His solo precedes Jonathan Michel's acoustic bass chorus.