Duke Jordan
Piano Solo on
Time On My Hands

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Duke Jordan's piano solo is the third and final solo on this 1952 recording of "Time on My Hands" from Stan Getz Plays, following Stan Getz's tenor saxophone and Jimmy Raney's electric guitar. He takes half a chorus of the 32-bar AABA' form at 166 BPM in A-flat, a concise statement that brings the solo section to a close. At 29 to 30, Jordan was best known for his work as Charlie Parker's pianist, and his playing here reflects the bebop harmonic vocabulary he developed in that context, applied with the lighter touch that suits the cool jazz ensemble.

Duke Jordan was 29 to 30 years old at the time.