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Tommy Flanagan contributes two choruses on piano, the second of 5 solos on the recording. Taken at an up-tempo swing tempo of 191 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in G, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. Tommy Flanagan contributes two refined piano choruses, his Detroit-bred elegance and bebop fluency on full display. Recorded for the album Paul Chambers Quintet in 1957, the performance captures Tommy Flanagan at 26 to 27 years old. The piece showcases Chambers' emerging voice as a composer, revealing a sensibility that extended well beyond his celebrated abilities as an accompanist and soloist on the instrument.
Tommy Flanagan was 26 to 27 years old at the time.
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