Tommy Flanagan
Piano Solo on
Four Strings

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Tommy Flanagan contributes four choruses on piano, the fourth of 5 solos on the recording. Taken at a brisk swing tempo of 220 BPM over the 12-bar Blues in B♭, the improvisation moves with confident, driving energy. Jordan's four tenor choruses, Byrd's four trumpet choruses, and Flanagan's four piano choruses each represent distinct improvisational journeys over the same familiar terrain. Recorded for the album Paul Chambers Quintet in 1957, the performance captures Tommy Flanagan at 26 to 27 years old. Four Strings is a hard bop composition by Benny Golson, written for the Paul Chambers Quintet album recorded on May 19, 1957 for Blue Note Records.

Tommy Flanagan was 26 to 27 years old at the time.