Veronica Swift
Voice Solo on
What Is This Thing Called Love

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Veronica Swift's voice solo is the opening of 2 solos on this recording, before Emmet Cohen's closing piano statement. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a medium-up 178 BPM with a swing feel in C, the solo runs approximately 1:30. Swift delivers a two-chorus vocal improvisation over the 32-bar AABA form, demonstrating the scat singing and rhythmic agility that have defined her reputation as one of her generation's most accomplished jazz vocalists. Veronica Swift was 25 to 26 years old at the time of this 2020 recording.

Veronica Swift was 25 to 26 years old at the time.