This track (‘I dreamt of you’ from Jimmy Haslip’s Arc, in case the link doesn’t work) has been haunting me in the last few days. It’s composed by Vince Mendoza with this weirdly ambiguous bass melody. Sco takes over for the second section where it briefly settles down into a clear key centre. It’s so clearly Sco’s sound and lines, but Jimmy’s bass solo toward the end takes out IMHO.
I’ve been lucky enough to see each of them live. Sco with Herbie et al in London remains a lifelong highlight. He was risk-taking to the point of one thinking ‘Man, how’s he going to get out of this particular painted corner?’ Then he’d pull the proverbial rabbit out of his magic hat and cue the band (with Dave Holland, Jack deJohnette et al.) back to safety. Unforgettable stuff.