‎Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Acoustic Bass Solo on
I Waited for You

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Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen's half-chorus acoustic bass solo is the third and final solo on this ballad reading. Following statements by Chet Baker and Doug Raney, Pedersen takes half of the 32-bar ABAC form at 60 BPM in E-flat, demonstrating the melodic beauty that made him one of Europe's most sought-after jazz bassists. His solo transforms the bass into a lyrical lead voice, his extraordinary facility allowing him to craft phrases of singing quality even at the slowest tempos. Pedersen's contribution completes the trio's collective exploration of this understated Gillespie-Fuller ballad.

‎Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen was 32 to 33 years old at the time.