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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 264 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in F, the improvisation requires fleet execution and decisive melodic choices. The tune is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "Honeysuckle Rose," a familiar harmonic foundation that invites inventive melodic exploration. The rhythm section of Levy, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Stan Levey drives the performance with the intensity and precision the material demands. Recorded for the album Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi in 1957, the performance captures Lou Levy at 28 to 29 years old.
Lou Levy was 28 to 29 years old at the time.
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