Earlier this year, Danish bassist Ida Nielsen released her fifth solo album, 02022020 [Marmalade Productions]. This new studio offering eschews the full-on funk of her previous four solo outings, revealing a more introspective and intimate side, while still serving up a strong collection of carefully honed 4-string-forged compositions. On the album, Nielsen — who famously held down the bass chair in Prince’s backing bands New Power Generation and 3rdeyegirl — combines new material with re-workings of earlier tracks, with help from members of her solo band, the Funkbots. The disk’s eight tracks span a variety of styles, from the mellow chordal work of “Librarian Way” to the reggae-tinged bounce of “Booyah (the Spin Off),” via the ghost-note-dotted disco flavors of “Vibes.” Notably, there isn’t a single slapped note on the entire disk. Explains Nielsen: “I’d been working on two albums and had quite a lot of songs going in different directions. One was