Richie Powell
Piano Solo on
Jacqui

About

Taking the 3rd solo, this piano improvisation spans one chorus of the 36-bar AABA form at a medium-up swing tempo of 189 BPM. Powell himself takes a chorus on piano, bringing insider knowledge of the tune's harmonic structure to his solo. The 36-bar form provides a defined harmonic landscape for the improvisation. Situated between Harold Land's tenor sax solo and Max Roach's turn on drums, it occupies a pivotal spot in the arrangement.

Richie Powell was 23 to 24 years old at the time.