McCoy Tyner
Piano Solo on
Blue Bossa

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McCoy Tyner's piano solo is the third of 4 solos on this recording, following Joe Henderson's tenor sax and before Butch Warren's closing acoustic bass statement. Spanning four choruses of the 16-Bar form at a medium-up 164 BPM with a bossa nova feel in C, the solo runs approximately 1:34. Pianist McCoy Tyner contributes four rhythmically dynamic choruses, and bassist Butch Warren rounds out the solos with a single chorus. McCoy Tyner was 24 to 25 years old at the time of this 1963 recording.

McCoy Tyner was 24 to 25 years old at the time.