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Closing out the solo section, this piano improvisation spans two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a medium swing tempo of 133 BPM. Pianist Holger Marjamaa follows with two choruses at a slightly relaxed tempo around 133 BPM, bringing his own interpretation to the Monk material with characteristic harmonic sophistication. This is the most concise solo on the recording, making every phrase count within a compact space. The 32-bar AABA form, a staple of the Great American Songbook, offers both structural clarity and ample harmonic terrain for improvisation. Coming after Chad Lefkowitz-Brown's tenor sax solo, this is the final improvisation before the ensemble returns to the head.
Holger Marjamaa was 26 to 27 years old at the time.
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