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 alternate take, following Shorter's tenor saxophone. Taking a brief partial chorus of the 24-bar ABA form in C at 74 BPM, Tyner contributes a concise piano statement that differs from the master take's corresponding passage. His abbreviated solo serves as a coda to Shorter's more extended exploration, adding a final harmonic layer to this intimate ballad performance.

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