Ben Paterson
Piano Solo on
I've Got A Crush On You

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Ben Paterson's one-chorus piano solo is the sole improvisation on this slow ballad reading of the Gershwin standard. Over the compact 18-bar form at 67 BPM in C, Paterson's playing is lyrical and harmonically adventurous, with voicings that reveal the sophistication underlying the song's apparently simple charm. The tune's brevity makes each moment of the full-chorus solo count, and Paterson explores the harmonic richness of Gershwin's writing at length within the intimate scale of the arrangement, complementing Stella Cole's vulnerable vocal delivery.

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