Victor Feldman
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Closing out the solo section, this piano improvisation spans three choruses of the 16-bar form at a blazing 252 BPM. Pianist Victor Feldman rounds out the solo section with three articulate choruses. Feldman's piano solo draws on the post-bop tradition, deploying well-voiced chords and single-note lines that navigate the harmonic terrain with both precision and swing. The uptempo pace demands rhythmic precision and quick harmonic thinking, with the soloist navigating the changes at speed while maintaining musical direction. Coming after James Clay's flute solo, this is the final improvisation before the ensemble returns to the head.

Victor Feldman was 25 to 26 years old at the time.