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Nelson Boyd closes out the solos on acoustic bass with one chorus, following Miles Davis at approximately 186 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 16-bar 16-Bar form and the key of C, the solo navigates the chord changes with purpose. The tune borrows its harmonic structure from "Lady Bird," a set of changes that generations of improvisers have used as a testing ground for new ideas. Coming last in the solo order, Boyd has the task of building on everything that came before while steering the performance back toward the closing head. The tune's title, playing on the name of bassist Nelson Boyd, reflects the collegial humor that characterized these sessions.
Nelson Boyd was 18 to 19 years old at the time.
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