Jay Anderson
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Ugly Beauty

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Jay Anderson's acoustic bass solo closes out the improvised statements on this recording, following Stephen Riley's tenor sax. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a relaxed 104 BPM with a waltz feel in D♭, the solo runs approximately 56 seconds. Written by Monk and first recorded on the 1968 album Underground, "Ugly Beauty" is notable as the only waltz Monk ever composed, and its 32-bar AABA form in D-flat unfolds at a gentle tempo of approximately 93 BPM. Jay Anderson was 63 to 64 years old at the time of this 2019 recording.

Jay Anderson was 63 to 64 years old at the time.