Jimmy Rowles
Piano Solo on
With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair

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Jimmy Rowles follows Stan Getz with a single chorus on piano, completing the solo section. Taken at an up-tempo swing tempo of 181 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in E♭, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. Stan Getz delivers an expansive two-chorus tenor saxophone solo over the 32-bar AABA form, followed by a full-chorus piano solo from Jimmy Rowles. Recorded for the album Stan Getz Plays in 1952, the performance captures Jimmy Rowles at 33 to 34 years old. Rowles matches Getz's extended commitment with a complete chorus of his own, his harmonically rich, melodically inventive piano work providing a satisfying complement to the tenor saxophone feature.

Jimmy Rowles was 33 to 34 years old at the time.