Linda May Han Oh
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Four

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Linda May Han Oh closes out the solos on acoustic bass with one chorus, following Michael Mayo at approximately 174 BPM. Set within a funk groove, the 32-bar ABAC form and the key of E♭, the solo navigates the chord changes with purpose. Coming last in the solo order, Oh has the task of building on everything that came before while steering the performance back toward the closing head. Bassist Linda May Han Oh follows with a full-chorus solo that is both melodically inventive and rhythmically compelling, her acoustic bass lines adapting seamlessly to the funk context while retaining the harmonic sophistication of jazz.

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