Max Roach
Drums Solo on
If I Love Again

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Closing out the solo section, this drums improvisation spans one chorus of the 36-bar ABAC form at a brisk 279 BPM. The 36-bar ABAC form in F provides an extended harmonic canvas that each soloist navigates with confidence and swing. The 36-bar form provides a defined harmonic landscape for the improvisation. Coming after Richie Powell's piano solo, this is the final improvisation before the ensemble returns to the head.

Max Roach was 30 to 31 years old at the time.