Wild Bill Davis
Organ Solo on
Bernie's Tune

About

Wild Bill Davis's two-chorus organ solo is the third and final solo on this up-tempo reading of Bernie Miller's tune. Following alto and trumpet statements by Morgan and Candoli, Davis brings an unusual timbral voice to the performance at 240 BPM over the 32-bar AABA form in D minor. The organ's warm, sustained harmonic palette lends the ensemble a distinctive textural quality not typically found in straight-ahead bop sessions, and Davis's two choruses add a contrasting color that rounds out the solo sequence with unexpected richness.

Wild Bill Davis was 36 to 37 years old at the time.