Kenny Kirkland
Piano Solo on
Bye Bye Blackbird

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Kenny Kirkland's piano solo closes out the improvised statements on this recording, following Joe Henderson's tenor sax. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AB form at a brisk 340 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 46 seconds. Kenny Garrett's volcanic rendition of "Bye Bye Blackbird" closes his 1992 album Black Hope with a performance of stunning velocity and invention. Kenny Kirkland was 36 to 37 years old at the time of this 1992 recording.

Kenny Kirkland was 36 to 37 years old at the time.