Wild Bill Davis
Organ Solo on
I'll Remember April

About

Wild Bill Davis's one-chorus organ solo is the third and final solo on this Latin-feel reading of de Paul's standard. Following alto and trumpet choruses by Morgan and Candoli, Davis closes out the solo section at 228 BPM over the 48-bar ABA form in G, his instrument adding a warm, sustained harmonic palette that fills the ensemble sound. The organ's sustained chords create a textural richness distinct from the horn solos, and Davis's solo brings the extended improvisational sequence to a satisfying close.

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