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Eric Reed follows Wycliffe Gordon with a half-chorus on piano, completing the solo section. At a ballad tempo of 55 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in C, the performance unfolds with spacious lyricism and emotional depth. Eric Reed follows with a half-chorus of piano, his elegant accompaniment and solo work providing a perfect complement to Gordon's expansive trombone statement. Recorded for the album Standards Only in 2001, the performance captures Eric Reed at 30 to 31 years old. The melody for I Can't Get Started originated as an unused song called Face the Music with Me, which Duke offered to Ira Gershwin, who fitted it with new lyrics about romantic frustration.
Eric Reed was 30 to 31 years old at the time.
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