Tommy Flanagan
Piano Solo on
Giant Steps

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Tommy Flanagan's piano solo is the closing of 2 solos on this recording, following John Coltrane's tenor sax. Spanning four choruses of the 16-Bar form at a brisk 304 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 52 seconds. Pianist Tommy Flanagan follows with four choruses, his more tentative approach underscoring just how radical Coltrane's harmonic conception was. Tommy Flanagan was 28 to 29 years old at the time of this 1959 recording.

Tommy Flanagan was 28 to 29 years old at the time.