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Bud Powell's piano solo is the 2nd of 3 on this recording, following Dexter Gordon's tenor sax and followed by Pierre Michelot on acoustic bass. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a relaxed 83 BPM with a swing feel in G, the solo runs approximately 1:34. Bud Powell's one-chorus piano solo that follows is a poignant moment, his touch more fragile than in his prime but still capable of genuine beauty. "Willow Weep for Me" from Dexter Gordon's 1963 Our Man in Paris album is a sumptuous ballad reading of Ann Ronell's standard, featuring Gordon's two-chorus tenor saxophone solo at 83 BPM over the 32-bar AABA form in G. Bud Powell was 38 to 39 years old at the time of this 1963 recording.
Bud Powell was 38 to 39 years old at the time.
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