Herbie Hancock
Piano Solo on
Footprints

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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 Reggie Workman on acoustic bass. Spanning three choruses of the 24-Bar form at a moderate 137 BPM with a waltz feel in C, the solo runs approximately 1:33. Hancock follows with three luminous piano choruses, and Reggie Workman contributes two choruses of acoustic bass that showcase his melodic sensibility. "Footprints" from Wayne Shorter's 1966 album Adam's Apple is the first recording of what would become one of the most enduring compositions in the jazz repertoire. 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.