Artist.......: Ron Carter
Album........: Where?
Label........: Prestige
Genre........: Jazz
Catnr........: PRCD-30648
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: May-03-2008
str.date.....: Apr-01-2008
quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/PRCD-30
track title time
01. Rally 05:43
02. Bass Duet 05:44
03. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise 07:37
04. Where? 05:59
05. Yes, Indeed 05:52
06. Saucer Eyes 05:09
Runtime 36:04 min
Size 50,3 MB
Release Notes:
This 1961 set has appeared under Eric Dolphy's
name, but it is, in fact, bassist Ron Carter's date
-- his first as a leader. Carter and Dolphy had
played together in Chico Hamilton's group and on
Dolphy's important 1960 date Out There. Where? has
elements in common with both, but is closer to
Hamilton's late-'50s chamber jazz than to the more
outward-bound Dolphy date. As on the Dolphy
session, Carter is heard on cello for three of the
six tracks. Carter's skill is undeniable, but his
playing on Where? is a bit polite and
monochromatic. The easygoing duet with George
Duvivier, for example, is a quiet, back-porch
conversation that makes few demands on either of
these bass giants. Dolphy -- playing bass clarinet,
alto sax, and flute -- is a far more interesting
prospect, even if he doesn't blow his face off to
the extent he did in other settings. Pianist Mal
Waldron is characteristically dry, economical, and
swinging. Drummer Charlie Persip quietly impresses
with thoughtful, detailed work. Duvivier is on bass
when Carter plays cello. The tracks comprise two
Carter originals, two standards, and a pair of
Randy Weston numbers. Weston's "Saucer Eyes," the
album's best track, features a strong group
performance, a superbly laconic statement from
Waldron, Dolphy's ebullient flute, and captivating
brush work from Persip. Carter's "Rally," with
Dolphy's freewheeling bass clarinet and the
composer's most adventurous cello work on this set,
is closest in spirit to Dolphy's own dates from
this period.