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Ari Hoenig wraps up the solo sequence with four choruses on drums, the last of three improvisations. Taken at a brisk swing tempo of 245 BPM over the 16-bar form in G, the improvisation moves with confident, driving energy. Eden Ladin opens with five inventive piano choruses, his melodic imagination and rhythmic sophistication evident as he navigates the tune's harmonic landscape at a tempo nearing 240 beats per minute. Recorded for the album NY Standard in 2015, the performance captures Ari Hoenig at 41 to 42 years old. Hoenig then delivers the performance's climactic statement with four drum choruses that showcase his renowned melodic approach to the instrument, his ability to suggest pitch and tonality on the drums transforming what might be a conventional trading section into something genuinely musical.
Ari Hoenig was 41 to 42 years old at the time.
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