Ari Hoenig
Drums Solo on
In Walked Bud

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Ari Hoenig closes the solo sequence with a half-chorus on drums, the final of 4 solos on the recording. Taken at a medium-slow swing tempo of 92 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in A♭, the improvisation proceeds with patient, unhurried deliberation. Hoenig closes with a half-chorus of drum improvisation that demonstrates his trademark melodic drumming approach, maintaining the song's form and harmonic feel even without pitched instruments. Recorded for the album NY Standard in 2015, the performance captures Ari Hoenig at 41 to 42 years old. Ari Hoenig's treatment of Thelonious Monk's "In Walked Bud" for the NY Standard series is a masterful reimagining that honors the composition's quirky character while opening it up to contemporary improvisation.

Ari Hoenig was 41 to 42 years old at the time.