Eight Plus
1990 studio album by The Ron Carter Nonet
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| Studio album by The Ron Carter Nonet | ||||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | April 9 & 11, 1990 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 54:26 | |||
| Label | Victor VICJ-35 | |||
| Producer | Ron Carter | |||
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Eight Plus is an album by bassist Ron Carter's Nonet recorded in 1990 and originally released on the Japanese Victor label.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson observed "On this album he heads a fairly standard quintet that features two significant innovations: Carter himself plays a half-size piccolo bass and the quintet is further augmented by three cellists. Is the experiment a success? For the most part, yes. ... The cellos are a nice touch, and their chordal accompaniments give Carter's compositions an unusual and pleasing texture".[2] On All About Jazz, Mark F. Turner stated "Mr. Carter adds a twist by featuring his skills on the piccolo bass. Combine a quartet of cellos with a horn-less jazz quintet, and the compositions stretch far beyond the typical jazz environment ... For a Nonet recording of a slightly different breed, Eight Plus is worth a listen"[3] while C. Michael Bailey said "The music sounds like hip chamber music. The cellos are not so much plush in their effect as they are percussive and rhythmic. They do provide a dense fullness to the music ... This disc is an acquired taste, but like fine Scotch whiskey, it's a taste that is more than worth developing".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Ron Carter except where noted
- "Eight" – 7:45
- "A Blues for Bradley" – 7:45
- "Little Waltz" – 9:30
- "O.K." – 5:13
- "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) – 8:04
- "First Trip" – 5:07
- "El Rompe Cabeza" – 9:03
- "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" (Traditional) – 1:57
Personnel
- Ron Carter - piccolo bass
- Stephen Scott – piano
- Carol Buck, Kermit Moore, Chase Morrison, Rachael Steuermann – cello
- Leon Maleson – bass
- Lewis Nash – drums
- Steve Kroon – percussion
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release
or co-leader
- Where? (1961)
- Uptown Conversation (1969)
- Alone Together (with Jim Hall, 1972)
- Blues Farm (1973)
- All Blues (1973)
- Spanish Blue (1974)
- Anything Goes (1975)
- Yellow & Green (1976)
- Pastels (1976)
- Piccolo (1977)
- Third Plane (1977)
- Peg Leg (1978)
- A Song for You (1978)
- 1 + 3 (1978)
- Carnaval (1978)
- Pick 'Em (1978)
- Parade (1979)
- New York Slick (1979)
- Patrão (1980)
- Parfait (1980)
- Empire Jazz (1980)
- Super Strings (1981)
- Heart & Soul (with Cedar Walton, 1981)
- Etudes (1982)
- Live at Village West (with Jim Hall, 1982)
- Telephone (with Jim Hall, 1984)
- All Alone (1988)
- Something in Common (with Houston Person, 1989)
- Duets (with Helen Merrill, 1989)
- Now's the Time (with Houston Person, 1990)
- Eight Plus (1990)
- Panamanhattan (with Richard Galliano, 1990)
- Mr. Bow-tie (1995)
- The Bass and I (1997)
- So What? (1998)
- Orfeu (1999)
- When Skies Are Grey... (2000)
- Dialogues (with Houston Person, 2000)
- Standards (2001)
- The Golden Striker (2003)
- Just Between Friends (with Houston Person, 2005)
- Dear Miles (2006)
- It's the Time (2007)
- Jazz & Bossa (2008)
- Chemistry (with Houston Person, 2015)
- Remember Love (with Houston Person, 2018)
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