Dan Chmielinski
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Driftin'

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Dan Chmielinski's acoustic bass solo is the 16th of 18 solos on this recording, following Chad Lefkowitz-Brown's tenor sax and followed by Chad Lefkowitz-Brown on tenor sax. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a moderate 117 BPM with a swing feel in E♭, the solo runs approximately 2:08. 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.