Michael Gurrola
Acoustic Bass Solo on
A Foggy Day

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Michael Gurrola's acoustic bass solo is the third and final solo on this 2021 LA Jazz Connection performance of George Gershwin's "A Foggy Day," following Danny Janklow's alto saxophone and Josh Mellicker's electric guitar. He takes two choruses of the 34-bar ABAC form at 194 BPM with a Latin feel in F, closing the solo section with a melodically inventive bass statement. At 29 to 30, Gurrola navigates the 34-bar form with structural clarity and rhythmic definition over the Latin groove.

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