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Duke Jordan's piano solo is the 3rd of 4 on this recording, spanning half a chorus at approximately 199 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 "Honeysuckle Rose," a set of changes that generations of improvisers have used as a testing ground for new ideas. Positioned between Miles Davis and Tommy Potter, Jordan bridges the conversation between the two. This Dial session recording is the definitive version, capturing the classic quintet at a peak of collective fluency. Duke plays over the first half of the chorus.
Duke Jordan was 24 to 25 years old at the time.
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