Jimmy Bunn
Piano Solo on
Bebop

About

Jimmy Bunn's piano solo is the 2nd of 3 on this recording, spanning one chorus at approximately 316 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 32-bar AABA form and the key of F, the solo tests the player's command at high velocity. Positioned between Charlie Parker and Howard McGhee, Bunn bridges the conversation between the two. This recording comes from the same troubled July 1946 session that produced the controversial Lover Man, yet Parker's playing here shows no obvious signs of compromise, demonstrating the extraordinary level of his musicianship even under difficult circumstances.