Larry Grenadier
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Young Werther

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Larry Grenadier's acoustic bass solo is the closing of 2 solos on this recording, following Brad Mehldau's piano. Spanning two choruses of the 35-bar form at an up-tempo 206 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:21. Bassist Larry Grenadier follows with two choruses, bringing his own melodic sensibility to the tune's distinctive harmonic landscape. Larry Grenadier was 28 to 29 years old at the time of this 1995 recording. First recorded for Mehldau's 1995 debut album Introducing Brad Mehldau on Warner Records, the piece is cast in an unusual 35-bar form that resists conventional jazz song structures.

Larry Grenadier was 28 to 29 years old at the time.