Steven Feifke
Piano Solo on
Rhythm-A-Ning

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Steven Feifke's piano solo is the 5th of 18 solos on this recording, following Chad Lefkowitz-Brown's tenor sax and followed by Bryan Carter on drums. Spanning five choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a bright 248 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 2:34. The composition is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "I Got Rhythm." The ballad performance features half-chorus solos from Chmielinski, Feifke, and Lefkowitz-Brown, demanding the slow-tempo patience and melodic clarity that Monk's music requires. Steven Feifke was 29 to 30 years old at the time of this 2021 recording.

Steven Feifke was 29 to 30 years old at the time.