Gary Versace
Piano Solo on
September Song

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Gary Versace's piano solo is the second solo on this recording, following Jonathan Kreisberg on acoustic guitar. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form in C at a relaxed 86 BPM with a rhumba feel, Versace follows with a single piano chorus that matches the guitarist's level of invention, his improvisations weaving through the Weill changes with a mix of lyrical beauty and harmonic adventure. Versace brings both harmonic sophistication and melodic invention to the improvisation, utilizing the piano's full range to build and release tension throughout.

Gary Versace was 39 to 40 years old at the time.