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Todd Sickafoose follows Matt Zebley with two choruses of acoustic bass on "New York Calling" at approximately 62 BPM, contributing a deeply musical solo in this ballad setting from Live at Moondog. His improvisation over the 16-bar form in D-flat demonstrates the melodic and harmonic capabilities of the instrument in a ballad context, each phrase carefully shaped within the compressed structure. As the second and final soloist, Sickafoose's bass solo maintains the intimate character established by Zebley's alto feature, the low instrument's warm resonance providing a natural complement to the saxophone's lyrical statement. The performance highlights the expressive potential of the bass as a solo voice in a sparse duo-like setting.
Todd Sickafoose was 23 to 24 years old at the time.
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