Wild Bill Davis
Organ Solo on
Whippet

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Wild Bill Davis's two-chorus organ solo is the third and final solo on this Latin-feel Morgan original. Following three-chorus statements by Morgan and Candoli, Davis takes two choruses over the 32-bar ABAC form at 142 BPM in A-flat, using the instrument's sustain and harmonic richness to create a different kind of solo texture. His organ solo brings a warm, sustained quality that provides a fitting conclusion to the solo sequence, the instrument's timbral character contrasting effectively with the preceding horn solos.

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