Paul Chambers
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Tenor Madness

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Paul Chambers's acoustic bass solo is the closing of 4 solos on this recording, following Red Garland's piano. Spanning three choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at a medium-up 175 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 50 seconds. Paul Chambers closes with three choruses of bass that showcase his melodic conception and rhythmic authority. Paul Chambers was 20 to 21 years old at the time of this 1956 recording.

Paul Chambers was 20 to 21 years old at the time.