Ray Bryant
Piano Solo on
The Eternal Triangle

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Ray Bryant's piano solo is the closing of 4 solos on this recording, following Dizzy Gillespie's trumpet. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a brisk 304 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 51 seconds. The composition is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "I Got Rhythm." Pianist Ray Bryant closes the solo section with two choruses. Ray Bryant was 25 to 26 years old at the time of this 1957 recording.

Ray Bryant was 25 to 26 years old at the time.