Kenny Drew
Piano Solo on
Do It The Hard Way

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Kenny Drew's piano solo is the closing of 2 solos on this recording, following Chet Baker's voice. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar AAAB form at a medium-up 172 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 45 seconds. Following Baker's vocal chorus, pianist Kenny Drew takes a full chorus solo that is harmonically inventive and rhythmically buoyant, complementing Baker's understated approach with a more assertive pianistic voice. Kenny Drew was 29 to 30 years old at the time of this 1958 recording.

Kenny Drew was 29 to 30 years old at the time.