Russell Hall
Acoustic Bass Solo on
Hot House

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Russell Hall's acoustic bass solo is the last of three solos on this performance, following Emmet Cohen on piano. Spanning one chorus of the 32-bar AABA form in C at a moderate 125 BPM with a swing feel, the solo demonstrates Hall's command of the acoustic bass. "Hot House" is a contrafact built on the chord changes of "What Is This Thing Called Love," requiring the soloist to navigate a familiar harmonic framework with a different melodic identity. Russell Hall was 26 to 27 years old at the time of this recording.

Russell Hall was 26 to 27 years old at the time.