Herbie Hancock
Piano Solo on
502 Blues (Drinkin' and Drivin')

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Herbie Hancock's piano solo is the 2nd of 3 on this recording, following Wayne Shorter's tenor sax and followed by Wayne Shorter on tenor sax. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AA' form at a moderate 124 BPM with a waltz feel, the solo runs approximately 1:31. Shorter's decision to split his solo around Hancock's contribution demonstrates his architectural thinking about performance structure, creating a narrative arc that goes beyond the typical head-solos-head format. Shorter's decision to split his solo around Hancock's contribution demonstrates his architectural thinking about performance structure, creating a narrative arc that goes beyond the typical head-solos-head format. Herbie Hancock was 25 to 26 years old at the time of this 1966 recording.

Herbie Hancock was 25 to 26 years old at the time.