Ben Paterson
Piano Solo on
I Could Have Danced All Night

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Ben Paterson's half-chorus piano solo is the sole improvisation on this medium-swing reading of the Loewe-Lerner show tune. Over half of the 32-bar ABCA' form at 126 BPM in F, Paterson delivers a swinging, melodically engaging passage that maintains the song's buoyant spirit. His bright, articulate touch is well-suited to the song's optimistic character, and his improvised lines feel both spontaneous and structurally coherent. The piano solo extends the joyful energy of Stella Cole's vocal into purely instrumental territory.

Ben Paterson was 40 to 41 years old at the time.