Joey Calderazzo
Piano Solo on
Straight, No Chaser

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Joey Calderazzo's four-chorus piano solo is the first of two solos on this up-tempo reading of Monk's blues from the KNKX studio session. At 223 BPM over the 12-bar blues form in F, Calderazzo delivers the session's most extended improvisational statement, his four choruses navigating the blues changes with the harmonic imagination and rhythmic command developed through years of high-level jazz performance. The fast tempo and blues framework provide an ideal vehicle for demonstrating the muscular, authoritative piano style that has defined his career.

Joey Calderazzo was 58 to 59 years old at the time.