The Bass and I
Studio album by Ron Carter
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
Ron Carter chronology
Brandenburg Concerto (1995) The Bass and I (1997) So What? (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]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

• Ron Carter - bass
• Stephen Scott – piano
• Lewis Nash – drums
• Steve Kroon – percussion

References