Dan Chmielinski
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Green Chimneys

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Dan Chmielinski's acoustic bass solo is the third of 18 solos on this recording, following Steven Feifke's piano and followed by Chad Lefkowitz-Brown on tenor sax. Spanning three choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at an up-tempo 193 BPM with a swing feel in A♭, the solo runs approximately 1:56. The ballad performance features half-chorus solos from Chmielinski, Feifke, and Lefkowitz-Brown, demanding the slow-tempo patience and melodic clarity that Monk's music requires. 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.