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Tommy Potter closes out the solos on acoustic bass with a quarter of the form, following Duke Jordan at approximately 200 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 32-bar AABA form and the key of F, the solo navigates the chord changes with purpose. As a contrafact on "Honeysuckle Rose," the underlying harmony is well-trodden territory, giving the soloist a sturdy platform for creative exploration. Coming last in the solo order, Potter has the task of building on everything that came before while steering the performance back toward the closing head. The tune is built on a clever harmonic hybrid: the A sections use the changes of Honeysuckle Rose while the bridge borrows from I Got Rhythm, creating a 32-bar AABA form in the key of F at approximately 199-201 BPM. Potter takes only the 8 bar bridge following Duke Jordan.
Tommy Potter was 28 to 29 years old at the time.
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