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George Tucker closes the solo sequence with two choruses on acoustic bass, the final of 4 solos on the recording. Taken at a medium swing tempo of 112 BPM over the 12-bar blues in B♭, the improvisation proceeds with patient, unhurried deliberation. For each chorus, the band plays a riff for 4 bars answered by George for the remaining 8 bars. George Tucker rounds out the solo sequence with two bass choruses that demonstrate his solid technique and musicality. Recorded for the album Cliff Craft in 1957, the performance captures George Tucker at 29 to 30 years old. "Soul-Lo Blues" is a blues-based hard bop composition by tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, first recorded for his 1957 Blue Note album Cliff Craft.
George Tucker was 29 to 30 years old at the time.
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