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Following Bright Sighs, Jaco's first solo record was released about a year later, opening with the track "Donnelly." The narrator delves into the history and composition of "Donnelly," a piece originally written by jazz pioneer Charlie Parker in 1947. The original was recorded by the Charlie Parker All-Stars and is based on the standard "Back Home in Indiana." The piece was crafted to avoid royalties by building a complex set of chord changes around a familiar melody—a common practice in bebop that fostered improvisation.