Dave Brubeck
Piano Solo on
Three to Get Ready

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Dave Brubeck's piano solo closes out the improvised statements on this recording, following Paul Desmond's alto sax. Spanning seven choruses of the 16-Bar form at a medium-up 179 BPM with a swing feel in C, the solo runs approximately 2:12. The track showcases the telepathic interplay between Brubeck and Desmond, who by 1959 had been playing together for nearly a decade and had developed an almost supernatural ability to anticipate each other's musical moves. "Three to Get Ready" from Dave Brubeck's 1959 Time Out album playfully alternates between 3/4 and 4/4 time, its title describing the rhythmic conceit at the heart of the composition. Each chorus has 16 bars consisting of four 4-bar phrases that each contain 2 bars in 3/4 time followed by 2 bars in 4/4 time. Count carefully! Dave Brubeck was 38 to 39 years old at the time of this 1959 recording.

Dave Brubeck was 38 to 39 years old at the time.