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Duke Jordan closes out the solos on piano with one chorus, following Miles Davis at approximately 350 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 64-bar AABA form and the key of A♭, the solo tests the player's command at high velocity. The tune borrows its harmonic structure from "Lover, Come Back to Me," a set of changes that generations of improvisers have used as a testing ground for new ideas. Coming last in the solo order, Jordan has the task of building on everything that came before while steering the performance back toward the closing head. Bird Gets the Worm is among the fastest recordings in Parker's catalogue, rivaling Ko-Ko in its velocity, and stands as a testament to the superhuman instrumental abilities of these bebop pioneers.
Duke Jordan was 24 to 25 years old at the time.
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