Lawrence Marable
Drums Solo on
Well, You Needn't

About

Lawrence Marable's quarter-chorus drum solo is the fifth and final solo on this reading of the Monk composition, a brief eight-bar statement that adds a final burst of rhythmic energy. Over a portion of the 32-bar AABA form at 128 BPM, Marable's concise contribution provides a percussive conclusion to the five-soloist sequence. His brief statement maintains the communal blowing session atmosphere that characterizes this portion of the album before the ensemble returns to Monk's angular theme.

Lawrence Marable was 25 to 26 years old at the time.