Marcus Roberts
Piano Solo on
Memories Of You

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Marcus Roberts's piano solo is the sole improvisation on this recording. Spanning half a chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a ballad tempo of 68 BPM in F, the solo runs approximately 57 seconds. The intimate setting allows Roberts to explore the warm, nostalgic harmonic world of Blake's composition with delicacy and emotional sensitivity. This recording of Eubie Blake's "Memories Of You" 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.