Dan Chmielinski
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Stompin' At The Savoy

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Dan Chmielinski's acoustic bass solo is the 15th of 18 solos on this recording, following Steven Feifke's piano and followed by Steven Feifke on piano. Spanning two choruses of the 32-bar AABA form at a moderate 122 BPM with a swing feel in D♭, the solo runs approximately 2:10. Lefkowitz-Brown stretches to 15 choruses on the Hancock piece and 14.5 on the Corea, demonstrating sustained creative invention at extreme tempos. 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.