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Opening the solo section, this electric bass improvisation spans three choruses of the 12-bar blues at a medium-up 190 BPM. Clifford Brown's "Sandu" is performed on Wes Montgomery's 1960 album Movin' Along for Riverside Records as a medium-tempo blues in F at around 190 beats per minute. Montgomery takes the unusual step of soloing on electric bass, demonstrating the instrument's capacity for melodic improvisation beyond its typical accompaniment role. The composition by Clifford Brown provides a rich harmonic canvas that rewards the soloist's exploration of its melodic and harmonic possibilities. Following this solo, Sam Jones takes over on acoustic bass.
Wes Montgomery was 36 to 37 years old at the time.
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