Benny Green
Piano Solo on
If I Had You

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Benny Green's piano solo is the sole improvisation on this recording. Spanning half a chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a ballad tempo of 63 BPM in C, the solo runs approximately 1:03. The C major tonality provides a clear, unadorned harmonic foundation that suits the straightforward sincerity of the ballad, and the slow tempo allows Green to explore the changes with delicacy and emotional depth. This recording of Ted Shapiro's "If I Had You" closes Diana Krall's 1995 album All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio. Benny Green was 31 to 32 years old at the time of this 1995 recording.

Benny Green was 31 to 32 years old at the time.