Ray Brown
Acoustic Bass Solo on
I Didn't Know What Time It Was

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Ray Brown closes the solo sequence with a single chorus on acoustic bass, the final of 4 solos on the recording. Taken at a medium swing tempo of 128 BPM over the 36-bar AABA' in C, the improvisation unfolds with comfortable, easygoing swing. Pianist Lou Levy contributes a single chorus that demonstrates his harmonic sophistication, while bassist Ray Brown closes the solo order with a full chorus of acoustic bass improvisation that showcases the deep, singing tone and melodic imagination that made him the most celebrated bassist of his era. Recorded for the album Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi in 1957, the performance captures Ray Brown at 30 to 31 years old.

Ray Brown was 30 to 31 years old at the time.