Emmet Cohen
Piano Solo on
Pfrancing (No Blues)

About

Emmet Cohen's piano solo is the second of three solos on this performance, following Sean Jones on trumpet. Spanning seven choruses of the 12-bar Blues form in F at a moderate 120 BPM with a swing feel, Cohen delivers extended solos throughout, including an eleven-chorus statement on the Hubbard piece. Cohen's extended piano improvisation builds gradually through the choruses, developing melodic ideas with increasing complexity and rhythmic intensity.

Emmet Cohen was 30 to 31 years old at the time.