Curly Russell
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Nice And Easy

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Curly Russell's acoustic bass solo is the closing of 3 solos on this recording, following Wynton Kelly's piano. Spanning one chorus of the 12-bar Blues form at a moderate 125 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 22 seconds. Bassist Curly Russell then steps forward for a rare solo chorus, adding a deeper textural dimension to the performance. Curly Russell was 38 to 39 years old at the time of this 1956 recording. Nice and Easy is a blues composition by tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, written during the early period of his recording career.

Curly Russell was 38 to 39 years old at the time.