Bass Hit! is a 1956 album by Ray Brown, his first album as a leader.[2] It was produced by Norman Granz.[3] "Solo for Unaccompanied Bass" contains whispered singing from 1:18 to 1:25.[3]

Bass Hit!
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedNovember 21, 23, 1956
GenreJazz
Length32:18
LabelVerve
ProducerNorman Granz
Ray Brown chronology
Bass Hit!
(1957)
This Is Ray Brown
(1958)
Professional ratings
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Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Bass Introduction" / "Blues for Sylvia" (Ray Brown / Brown, Marty Paich) – 5:04
  2. "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 4:00
  3. "Everything I Have Is Yours" (Harold Adamson, Burton Lane) – 4:28
  4. "Will You Still Be Mine?" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 3:42
  5. "Little Toe" (Brown) – 4:52
  6. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:46
  7. "Solo for Unaccompanied Bass" (Brown) – 2:30
  8. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 4:09
  9. "Blues for Lorraine" / "Bass Conclusion" (Brown, Paich / Brown) – 5:36

Bonus tracks on CD reissue in 1999:

  1. "After You've Gone Medley" (False Start/Breakdown/False Start/Complete Take) (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) – 2:50
  2. "After You've Gone" (Complete Take) – 4:49
  3. "After You've Gone Medley" (False Start/Breakdown/Breakdown/Complete Take) – 3:01
  4. "After You've Gone" (Complete Take) – 2:44

Personnel

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Performance

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic Review
  2. ^ Bass Hit! at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b Beaudoin, Richard (2024). Sounds as They Are. Oxford University Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-19-765928-1.