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Pierre Michelot's acoustic bass solo closes out the improvised statements on this recording, following Bud Powell's piano. Spanning half a chorus of the 32-bar AABA form at a relaxed 85 BPM with a swing feel in G, the solo runs approximately 46 seconds. Bassist Pierre Michelot contributes a half-chorus that demonstrates the melodic bass tradition of the European jazz scene. "Willow Weep for Me" from Dexter Gordon's 1963 Our Man in Paris album is a sumptuous ballad reading of Ann Ronell's standard, featuring Gordon's two-chorus tenor saxophone solo at 83 BPM over the 32-bar AABA form in G. Pierre Michelot was 34 to 35 years old at the time of this 1963 recording.
Pierre Michelot was 34 to 35 years old at the time.
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