McCoy Tyner
Piano Solo on
House of Jade

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McCoy Tyner's piano solo is the second of two improvisations on this recording, following Shorter's two-chorus tenor saxophone ballad. Taking a brief partial chorus of the 24-bar ABA form in C at 68 BPM, Tyner contributes a luminous but concise piano statement. His abbreviated solo serves as a coda to Shorter's more extended exploration, the piano's harmonic richness adding a final layer of warmth and color to this intimate ballad performance.

McCoy Tyner was 25 to 26 years old at the time.