Dan Chmielinski
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Watermelon Man

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Dan Chmielinski's acoustic bass solo is the 8th of 15 solos on this recording, following Chad Lefkowitz-Brown's tenor sax and followed by Steven Feifke on piano. Spanning two choruses of the 16-bar Blues form at a moderate 132 BPM with a funk feel in F, the solo runs approximately 2:10. Feifke contributes substantial piano solos throughout, while Chmielinski and Carter each take featured spots. The form here is extended to 18 bars instead of the usual 16 bars for this tune. Dan Chmielinski was 27 to 28 years old at the time of this 2021 recording.

Dan Chmielinski was 27 to 28 years old at the time.