Tommy Potter
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Crazeology

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Tommy Potter's acoustic bass solo is the 5th of 6 on this recording, spanning a quarter of the form at approximately 252 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 32-bar AABA form and the key of B♭, the solo navigates the chord changes with purpose. Built on the chord changes of "I Got Rhythm," the harmonic foundation is a familiar one in the jazz repertoire, inviting inventive melodic departures. Positioned between Duke Jordan and Max Roach, Potter bridges the conversation between the two. Crazeology remains a well-known rhythm changes vehicle in the jazz repertoire. Potter takes an 8 bar solo over the bridge.

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