Horace Silver
Piano Solo on
The Way You Look Tonight

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Horace Silver's piano solo is the 3rd of 4 on this recording, spanning two choruses at approximately 314 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 64-bar AABA form and the key of F, the solo tests the player's command at high velocity. Positioned between Lou Donaldson and Art Blakey, Silver bridges the conversation between the two. Horace Silver delivers two hard-driving piano choruses, and Art Blakey caps the performance with a dramatic drum solo over the full 64-bar form. The 64 bar form is extended an extra 4 bars to make 68.

Horace Silver was 25 to 26 years old at the time.