The Bass and I

The Bass and I is an album by the bassist Ron Carter, recorded in 1997 and originally released on the Japanese Somethin' Else label with a US release on Blue Note Records.[1]

The Bass and I
Studio album by
Ron Carter
ReleasedMay 21, 1997
RecordedJanuary 14, 1997
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englwood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length54:22
LabelSomethin' Else
TOCJ-5585
ProducerRon Carter
Ron Carter chronology
Brandenburg Concerto
(1995)		 The Bass and I
(1997)		 So What?
(1998)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow observed: "As is usual on Carter's records, he is the main soloist on many of the songs though Scott also has plenty of good spots".[2] In JazzTimes, Fred Bouchard stated: "Forget the name, the title, the aura of legend. This is a decent little trio album by a primo rhythm section, with extra added percussion, without bass-clef sturm und drang. ... The set is slowed only by his limp compositions and lack of charts. Three standards and a jazz classic go well enough, and so does an original blues. But two nine-minute slow-loping sambas back to back, with an excess of vamping, hogtie the date".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ron Carter except where noted

  1. "You and the Night and the Music" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 5:36
  2. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 7:25
  3. "Blues for D.P." – 6:19
  4. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 7:10
  5. "Mr. Bow-Tie" – 9:12
  6. "Double Bass" – 8:17
  7. "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 10:23

Personnel

References
  1. Ron Carter catalog accessed November 16, 2017
  2. Yanow, Scott. Ron Carter: The Bass and I – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Bouchard, F. JazzTimes Review accessed November 16, 2017


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