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Spanky DeBrest leads off the solos with six choruses on acoustic bass, the first of three improvisations on the recording. Taken at a brisk swing tempo of 249 BPM over the 12-bar Blues in F, the improvisation moves with confident, driving energy. Bassist Spanky DeBrest opens with an impressive six-chorus bass solo over the 12-bar blues in F, demonstrating the melodic inventiveness and rhythmic drive that earned him a place among the era's respected bassists. Recorded for the album Spellbound in 1960, the performance captures Spanky DeBrest at 22 to 23 years old. "Au Privave" is a bebop blues head composed by Charlie Parker, first recorded on January 17, 1951, for Verve Records with a quintet featuring Miles Davis on trumpet.
Spanky DeBrest was 22 to 23 years old at the time.
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