Barry Harris
Piano Solo on
Totem Pole

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Barry Harris's piano solo is the 3rd of 4 on this recording, following Joe Henderson's tenor sax and followed by Lee Morgan on trumpet. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a moderate 138 BPM with a latin feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 1:52. Pianist Barry Harris delivers two graceful choruses, and Morgan returns for two additional trumpet choruses that bring the performance full circle. "Totem Pole" is a Latin-flavored original by Lee Morgan from his landmark 1963 Blue Note album The Sidewinder. Barry Harris was 33 to 34 years old at the time of this 1963 recording.

Barry Harris was 33 to 34 years old at the time.