Bud Powell
Piano Solo on
Broadway

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Bud Powell's piano solo closes out the improvised statements on this recording, following Dexter Gordon's tenor sax. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at an up-tempo 223 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 1:10. Gordon's choice of a straightforward swing-era standard provides a canvas for pure, unencumbered blowing, and both he and Powell respond with solos that prioritize melodic storytelling over harmonic complexity. "Broadway" from Dexter Gordon's 1963 Our Man in Paris album is a swinging medium-tempo performance featuring Gordon's six-chorus tenor saxophone solo at 212 BPM over Henri Woode's AABA standard in B-flat. 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.