‎Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
Acoustic Bass Solo on
The Touch of Your Lips

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Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen's half-chorus acoustic bass solo is the third and final solo on this ballad reading of the album's title track. Following statements by Chet Baker and Doug Raney, Pedersen takes half of the 32-bar ABAC form at 59 BPM in B-flat, demonstrating his ability to play with singing lyricism even at the slowest tempos. His solo completes the trio's collective interpretation of Noble's composition with characteristic melodic elegance, bringing the improvisational sequence to a gentle close.

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