John Brown
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Meditation

About

Closing out the solo section, this acoustic bass improvisation spans one chorus of the 56-bar AABA form at a bossa nova feel at 130 BPM. Bassist John Brown follows with a full chorus of his own at 130 BPM, adding a complementary voice to the performance. Brown's acoustic bass solo navigates the bossa nova feel with melodic phrasing that complements the tune's Brazilian character. The bossa nova's syncopated rhythmic pattern creates a gentle forward motion that shapes the character of the improvisation. Coming after Stephen Riley's tenor sax solo, this is the final improvisation before the ensemble returns to the head.

John Brown was 36 to 37 years old at the time.