Paul Kreibich
Keyboard Solo on
Strappado

About

Taking the 3rd solo, this keyboard improvisation spans three choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a medium-up 194 BPM. Kreibich's keyboard solo brings a pianistic sensibility to the performance, blending harmonic sophistication with rhythmic drive. The bridge section of the AABA form introduces a contrasting harmonic area that tests the soloist's ability to navigate the shift and return smoothly to the A section material. Situated between Jun Iida's trumpet solo and Rick Otto's turn on acoustic bass, it occupies a pivotal spot in the arrangement.

Paul Kreibich was 61 to 62 years old at the time.