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Lou Levy wraps up the solo sequence with two choruses on piano, the last of three improvisations. Taken at a blazing swing tempo of 272 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in A♭, the improvisation requires fleet execution and decisive melodic choices. Pianist Lou Levy contributes two swinging choruses, while the rhythm section of Ray Brown on bass and Stan Levey on drums propels the performance with the relentless energy the fast tempo demands. Recorded for the album Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi in 1957, the performance captures Lou Levy at 28 to 29 years old. The song was introduced in the original production by Marcy Wescott and Eddie Albert alongside another enduring standard from the same score, Falling in Love with Love.
Lou Levy was 28 to 29 years old at the time.
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