Kenny Drew
Piano Solo on
Doxy

About

Kenny Drew's piano solo is the second of two improvisations on this recording, following Gordon's extended eight-chorus tenor saxophone statement. Taking three choruses of the 16-bar AABA form in B-flat at 139 BPM, Drew offers a more concise but no less engaging counterpart to Gordon's sprawling improvisation. His bebop-inflected lines navigate the compact form with the harmonic inventiveness and rhythmic clarity that characterized his playing throughout his long tenure on the European jazz scene.

Kenny Drew was 38 to 39 years old at the time.