Marcus Roberts
Piano Solo on
April In Paris

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Marcus Roberts's piano solo closes out the improvised statements on this recording, following Wynton Marsalis's trumpet. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar ABCA' form at a moderate 150 BPM with a swing feel, the solo runs approximately 1:41. Pianist Marcus Roberts follows with two choruses at a nearly identical tempo around 150 BPM, offering a harmonically rich interpretation that reveals the depth of Duke's chord changes. This recording of Vernon Duke's "April in Paris" comes from Wynton Marsalis' 1986 album Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. Marcus Roberts was 22 to 23 years old at the time of this 1986 recording.

Marcus Roberts was 22 to 23 years old at the time.