Tommy Potter
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Drifting on a Reed

About

Tommy Potter closes out the solos on acoustic bass with one chorus, following Duke Jordan at approximately 206 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 12-bar Blues form and the key of B♭, the solo navigates the chord changes with purpose. 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 expanded sextet features the addition of J. Potter walks through his solo. The groove sits in a comfortable medium-up zone, encouraging flowing melodic invention.

Tommy Potter was 28 to 29 years old at the time.