Paul Chambers
Acoustic Bass Solo on
My Funny Valentine

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Paul Chambers's acoustic bass solo is the closing of 3 solos on this recording, following Bill Evans's piano. Spanning half a chorus of the 36-bar AABA' form at a ballad tempo of 48 BPM in C, the solo runs approximately 1:22. Bassist Paul Chambers contributes a half-chorus solo that maintains the ballad's intimate atmosphere. Recorded live at The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, on September 9, 1958. Paul Chambers was 22 to 23 years old at the time of this 1958 recording.

Paul Chambers was 22 to 23 years old at the time.