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Kenny Drew wraps up the solo sequence with four choruses on piano, the last of three improvisations. Taken at a medium swing tempo of 113 BPM over the 12-bar Blues in B♭, the improvisation proceeds with patient, unhurried deliberation. Kenny Drew rounds out the solo sequence with four piano choruses of bluesy, swinging improvisation, his playing rooted in the bebop tradition but enriched by a personal touch that made him one of the most distinctive pianists of his generation. Recorded for the album Chambers' Music in 1956, the performance captures Kenny Drew at 27 to 28 years old. John Paul Jones is an original composition by John Coltrane, recorded in 1956 for bassist Paul Chambers' album Chambers' Music on the Jazz West label.
Kenny Drew was 27 to 28 years old at the time.
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