Bill Evans
Piano Solo on
Straight, No Chaser

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Bill Evans's piano solo is the closing of 4 solos on this recording, following Julian "Cannonball" Adderley's alto sax. Spanning seven choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at a brisk 304 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:07. Evans closes with seven choruses of piano that provide a cooler contrast to the preceding saxophone onslaught. Recorded live at The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, on September 9, 1958. Bill Evans was 28 to 29 years old at the time of this 1958 recording.

Bill Evans was 28 to 29 years old at the time.