Linda May Han Oh
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most

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Linda May Han Oh opens the solo section on acoustic bass, stretching out for a quarter of the form at approximately 57 BPM. Set within a ballad setting, the 34-bar AABA' form and the key of C, the solo allows for nuanced, expressive phrasing. As the first voice heard after the head, Oh sets the improvisational tone before passing to Shai Maestro. Bassist Linda May Han Oh, one of the most acclaimed contemporary jazz bassists, delivers a quarter-chorus statement that showcases her melodic imagination and beautiful tone on the acoustic bass.

Linda May Han Oh was 39 to 40 years old at the time.