Steven Feifke
Piano Solo on
I Mean You

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Steven Feifke's piano solo is the closing of 18 solos on this recording, following Chad Lefkowitz-Brown's tenor sax. Spanning four choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a bright 237 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 2:09. 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. Feifke's solo is full of quotes. See if you can identify them and leave in the comments. 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.