Bobby Timmons
Piano Solo on
Are You Real

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Bobby Timmons's piano solo is the third of 4 solos on this recording, following Lee Morgan's trumpet and before Jymie Merritt's closing acoustic bass statement. Spanning one chorus of the 36-bar ABAB' form at an up-tempo 216 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 40 seconds. Bobby Timmons contributes a single chorus of bluesy piano, and bassist Jymie Merritt closes the solo sequence with a well-constructed chorus after Blakey's extended drum feature. Bobby Timmons was 22 to 23 years old at the time of this 1958 recording.

Bobby Timmons was 22 to 23 years old at the time.