Sarah Slonim
Piano Solo on
The Way You Look Tonight

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Sarah Slonim's piano solo is the second of two solos on this 2017 SIJ Trio performance of Jerome Kern's "The Way You Look Tonight" at Mezzrow. Sarah takes just a short solo over the second A section of the 64-bar AABA form at 274 BPM in F, a quarter-chorus statement that complements Eugenio's preceding saxophone. The fast tempo challenges the pianist to construct coherent ideas at speed, and Slonim responds with rhythmic assurance and harmonic clarity in this compact setting.

Sarah Slonim was 28 to 29 years old at the time.