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Bud Powell closes out the solos on piano with half a chorus, following Miles Davis at approximately 190 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 32-bar AABA form and the key of F, the solo navigates the chord changes with purpose. The tune borrows its harmonic structure from "I Got Rhythm," a set of changes that generations of improvisers have used as a testing ground for new ideas. Coming last in the solo order, Powell has the task of building on everything that came before while steering the performance back toward the closing head. This Savoy session recording captures the Parker quintet with the rhythm section of Powell, Tommy Potter on bass, and Max Roach on drums, one of the most important small-group configurations in jazz history. Powell plays over just the second half of a chorus following Miles.
Bud Powell was 22 to 23 years old at the time.
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