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]
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Released | 1957 | |||
Recorded | November 21, 23, 1956 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 32:18 | |||
Label | Verve | |||
Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Track listing
edit- "Bass Introduction" / "Blues for Sylvia" (Ray Brown / Brown, Marty Paich) – 5:04
- "All of You" (Cole Porter) – 4:00
- "Everything I Have Is Yours" (Harold Adamson, Burton Lane) – 4:28
- "Will You Still Be Mine?" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 3:42
- "Little Toe" (Brown) – 4:52
- "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:46
- "Solo for Unaccompanied Bass" (Brown) – 2:30
- "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 4:09
- "Blues for Lorraine" / "Bass Conclusion" (Brown, Paich / Brown) – 5:36
Bonus tracks on CD reissue in 1999:
- "After You've Gone Medley" (False Start/Breakdown/False Start/Complete Take) (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) – 2:50
- "After You've Gone" (Complete Take) – 4:49
- "After You've Gone Medley" (False Start/Breakdown/Breakdown/Complete Take) – 3:01
- "After You've Gone" (Complete Take) – 2:44
Personnel
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edit- Ray Brown – double bass
- Pete Candoli – trumpet
- Herbie Harper – trombone
- Jack DuLong – alto saxophone
- Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Bill Holman – tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Rowles – piano
- Herb Ellis – guitar
- Mel Lewis – drums
- Marty Paich – arranger, conductor
References
edit- ^ Allmusic Review
- ^ Bass Hit! at AllMusic
- ^ a b Beaudoin, Richard (2024). Sounds as They Are. Oxford University Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-19-765928-1.