| The Bass and I | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Ron Carter |
| Cover: | The Bass and I.jpg |
| Released: | May 21, 1997 |
| Recorded: | January 14, 1997 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Englwood Cliffs, NJ |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 54:22 |
| Label: | Somethin' Else TOCJ-5585 |
| Producer: | Ron Carter |
| Chronology: | Ron Carter |
| Prev Title: | Brandenburg Concerto |
| Prev Year: | 1995 |
| Next Title: | So What? |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
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 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". 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".[2]
All compositions by Ron Carter except where noted