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Billy Gardner contributes six choruses on piano, the second of 3 solos on the recording. Taken at a medium swing tempo of 107 BPM over the 12-bar Blues in F, the improvisation proceeds with patient, unhurried deliberation. "Billy's Blues" is a Charlie Rouse original from the 1960 album Yeah!, a medium-tempo 12-bar blues in F that provides a relaxed framework for extended improvisation. The solo appears on the 1960 album Yeah!, a significant entry in the artist's discography. Billy Gardner, the composition's namesake, follows with six piano choruses that showcase his bluesy, two-fisted keyboard approach. "Billy's Blues" is an original composition by tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, recorded for his 1960 album Yeah! on the Epic label.
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