Art Blakey
Drums Solo on
The Drum Thunder Suite

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Art Blakey's drums solo is the closing of 4 solos on this recording, following Bobby Timmons's piano. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar ABCA' form at a brisk 300 BPM with a swing feel in D, the solo runs approximately 47 seconds. Blakey was one of the great drum soloists in jazz, and this track provides one of his most spectacular recorded showcases, demonstrating the combination of raw power and sophisticated rhythmic thinking that made him one of the most influential drummers in the music's history. Art Blakey was 38 to 39 years old at the time of this 1958 recording.

Art Blakey was 38 to 39 years old at the time.