Bobby Timmons
Piano Solo on
The Drum Thunder Suite

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Bobby Timmons's piano solo is the third of 4 solos on this recording, following Benny Golson's tenor sax and before Art Blakey's closing drums statement. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar ABCA' form at a brisk 302 BPM with a swing feel in D, the solo runs approximately 26 seconds. Golson follows with a single tenor saxophone chorus of equal intensity, and Bobby Timmons delivers a driving piano chorus before yielding the stage to Blakey. 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.