Thomas Hainbuch
Acoustic Bass Solo on
I Regret to Inform You

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Thomas Hainbuch closes out the solos on acoustic bass with one chorus, following Anthony D’Alessandro at approximately 190 BPM. Set within a swinging rhythmic framework, the 40-bar AABA form and the key of E♭, the solo navigates the chord changes with purpose. Coming last in the solo order, Hainbuch has the task of building on everything that came before while steering the performance back toward the closing head. Bassist Thomas Hainbuch closes the solo section with a full chorus on acoustic bass at 190 BPM, his melodic improvisation demonstrating the kind of fluency and personality that justify an extended bass feature.

Thomas Hainbuch was 26 to 27 years old at the time.