Kenny Drew
Piano Solo on
Dexterity

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Kenny Drew wraps up the solo sequence with two choruses on piano, the last of three improvisations. Taken at a medium-up swing tempo of 176 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in F, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. The tune is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "I Got Rhythm," a familiar harmonic foundation that invites inventive melodic exploration. Kenny Drew rounds out the solo sequence with two piano choruses of polished bebop improvisation, his touch light and his phrasing swinging. Recorded for the album Chambers' Music in 1956, the performance captures Kenny Drew at 27 to 28 years old.

Kenny Drew was 27 to 28 years old at the time.