Jacob Wutzke
Drums Solo on
A Moment

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Closing out the solo section, this drums improvisation spans one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at an uptempo 215 BPM. The underlying chord progression is drawn from "I Got Rhythm," making this a contrafact -- a new melody composed over borrowed changes. Drummer Jacob Wutzke rounds out the solo order with a single chorus of drum soloing that maintains the tune's kinetic energy. Wutzke's drum solo draws on the jazz tradition of melodic percussion, using the full kit to create dynamic contrast and maintain the energy of the performance. Coming after Felix Fox-Pappas's piano solo, this is the final improvisation before the ensemble returns to the head.

Jacob Wutzke was 23 to 24 years old at the time.