Kevin McClellan
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Like Someone In Love

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Opening the solo section, this acoustic bass improvisation spans two choruses of the 32-bar ABAC form at a medium-up 176 BPM. The 5/4 meter adds rhythmic complexity to the improvisation. Kuroki's guitar provides both harmonic support and melodic improvisation, while McClellan's bass anchors the performance with a strong, melodic walking line that occasionally ventures into solo territory. McClellan's acoustic bass solo showcases the instrument's melodic potential, moving beyond the walking-bass role into lyrical improvisation. The through-composed final section of the ABAC form demands particular melodic invention, as the harmony moves into territory not heard earlier in the form. Following this solo, Jun Iida takes over on trumpet.

Kevin McClellan was 27 to 28 years old at the time.