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Christian McBride follows Joshua Redman with three choruses of acoustic bass on "Blues on Sunday," making a strong case for the instrument as a front-line solo voice on this track from Redman's self-titled debut. At approximately 132 BPM over the 12-bar blues in E-flat, McBride's rich sound and rhythmic authority are immediately apparent, his melodic approach to the bass solo demonstrating the command that quickly established him as one of the premier young bassists of his generation. His three choruses bring a different timbral character to the proceedings after Redman's six-chorus tenor feature, the low instrument's depth and resonance providing a satisfying conclusion to the solo section.
Christian McBride was 19 to 20 years old at the time.
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