Sam Jones
Acoustic Bass Solo on
So Do It!

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Closing out the solo section, this acoustic bass improvisation spans roughly half a chorus of the 40-bar AABAC form at a medium-up 195 BPM. Jones solos for the rest of the form after Wes Montgomery and Louis Hayes trade 4s over the first two A sections. Jones's acoustic bass solo showcases the instrument's melodic potential, moving beyond the walking-bass role into lyrical improvisation. Coming after Victor Feldman's piano solo, this is the final improvisation before the ensemble returns to the head.

Sam Jones was 35 to 36 years old at the time.