Felix Fox-Pappas
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Opening the solo section, this piano improvisation spans one chorus of the 36-bar AA' form at a ballad tempo of 118 BPM. Pianist Felix Fox-Pappas goes first, his solo unfolding over nearly a minute as he explores the tune's harmonic terrain with sensitivity appropriate to the ballad tempo. Fox-Pappas's piano solo takes a reflective approach suited to the ballad context, with rich harmonic voicings and lyrical single-note lines. The composition by Caity Gyorgy provides a rich harmonic canvas that rewards the soloist's exploration of its melodic and harmonic possibilities. Following this solo, Jocelyn Gould takes over on electric guitar.