RAY BROWN – BASS HIT! LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ 1957 ORIG JAZZ MODERN JAZZ QUARTET

Ray Brown – Bass Hit!
(Verve Records  1957   MGV8022  US Press)

Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– great for age but does have small sticker in top left corner and small split in top edge

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Raymond Matthews Brown (October 13, 1926 – July 2, 2002) was an American jazz double bassist, known for his extensive work with Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald. He was also a founding member of the group that would later develop into the Modern Jazz Quartet.

Bass Hit! is a 1956 album by Ray Brown, his first album as a leader.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Performance

• 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