Michael Gurrola
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Isfahan

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Michael Gurrola's acoustic bass solo is the third and final solo on this 2021 LA Jazz Connection performance of "Isfahan," following Josh Mellicker's electric guitar and Danny Janklow's alto saxophone. He takes two choruses of the 32-bar ABAC form at 98 BPM in D-flat, bringing a warm, melodic bass perspective to the Strayhorn-Ellington ballad. The slow tempo provides an exposed setting that highlights Gurrola's intonation and tonal control across the instrument's range, and his two-chorus statement brings the solo section to a gentle close.

Michael Gurrola was 29 to 30 years old at the time.