Christian McBride
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Crazeology

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Christian McBride's acoustic bass solo is the closing of 4 solos on this recording, following Stephen Scott's piano. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a brisk 295 BPM with a swing feel in B♭, the solo runs approximately 53 seconds. The composition is a contrafact based on the chord changes of "I Got Rhythm." Christian McBride closes the solo section with two choruses of acoustic bass, a tour de force at this tempo that announces him as a player of extraordinary facility. Christian McBride was 17 to 18 years old at the time of this 1990 recording.

Christian McBride was 17 to 18 years old at the time.