Bass Hit!

Bass Hit!
Studio albumby Ray Brown
Released	1957
Recorded	November 21, 23, 1956
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:18
Label	Verve
Producer	Norman Granz
Ray Brownchronology
Bass Hit! (1957) This Is Ray Brown (1958)

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Bass Hit!is a 1956 album byRay Brown,his first album as a leader.It was produced byNorman Granz."Solo for Unaccompanied Bass" contains whispered singing from 1:18 to 1:25.

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

Bonus tracks onCDreissue in 1999:

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

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