Barry Harris
Piano Solo on
Sticky Wicket

About

Barry Harris's piano solo is the second of two improvisations on this recording, following Gordon's 12-chorus tenor saxophone statement. Taking five choruses of the 12-bar blues in B-flat at 145 BPM, Harris delivers a well-constructed blues improvisation. His bebop-inflected piano work navigates the fundamental blues form with harmonic inventiveness and rhythmic clarity, providing a satisfying counterpart to Gordon's more expansive saxophone statement.

Barry Harris was 39 to 40 years old at the time.