Art Taylor
Drums Solo on
Countdown

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Art Taylor's drums solo is the opening of 2 solos on this recording, before John Coltrane's closing tenor sax statement. Spanning two choruses of the 16-Bar form at a brisk 362 BPM with a swing feel in B♭. The composition is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "Tune Up." Art Taylor opens with two choruses of drums that establish the breathless tempo before Coltrane enters with eight choruses of tenor saxophone that tear through the transformed harmonies with superhuman precision. Art Taylor was 29 to 30 years old at the time of this 1959 recording.

Art Taylor was 29 to 30 years old at the time.