Horace Silver
Piano Solo on
Love Me or Leave Me

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Horace Silver's piano solo is the third of four solos on this recording, following David Schildkraut on alto sax. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form in A♭ at a blazing 282 BPM with a swing feel, Silver contributes two choruses of hard-swinging piano that crackle with rhythmic energy and bluesy feeling. Horace Silver was 25 to 26 years old at the time of this recording. Silver brings both harmonic sophistication and melodic invention to the improvisation, utilizing the piano's full range to build and release tension throughout.

Horace Silver was 25 to 26 years old at the time.