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This live Boston summit meeting between Ray Brown, Christian McBride and John Clayton was the logical outcome of several joint appearances, as well as an extension of a one-off bass troika track that McBride included on his first solo album. The idea of a bass trio on records probably would have been unthinkable in the primitive days of recording when Brown was coming up, but Telarc's fabulously deep yet clear engineering makes it seem like a natural thing to do. Whether pizzicato or bowed, whether taking the melodic solo or plunking down the 4/4 bottom line, all three perform with amazing panache, taste, humor, lack of ego, and the sheer joy of talking to and against each other beneath the musical staff. But if one has to pick out a single star, the choice has to be McBride, whose unshakeable time, solid tone and amazing ability to play his cumbersome bull fiddle like a horn stands out in astonishing fashion on the right speaker. On two tracks, the fleet-fingered Benny Green and drummer Gregory Hutchinson join Brown to form a conventional trio that serves as an effective change of pace. It's a fun set without a doubt, but these guys are also clearly making coherent music, and that is what will hold our interest over the long haul.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Christian McBride, Upright Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Unknown, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Moore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - John Clayton Jr., Upright Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer - Jack Renner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Burgess, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Massiello, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Telarc International Corp.
Christian McBride, Upright Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Unknown, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Moore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - John Clayton Jr., Upright Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer - Jack Renner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Burgess, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Massiello, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Telarc International Corp.
Christian McBride, Upright Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Unknown, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Moore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer - Jack Renner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Burgess, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Massiello, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Telarc International Corp.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Moore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - John Clayton Jr., Upright Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer - Jack Renner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Burgess, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Massiello, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Telarc International Corp.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Green, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Moore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gregory Hutchinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer - Jack Renner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Burgess, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Massiello, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Telarc International Corp.
Christian McBride, Upright Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Unknown, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Moore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - John Clayton Jr., Upright Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer - Jack Renner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Burgess, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Massiello, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Telarc International Corp.
Christian McBride, Upright Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Unknown, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Moore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - John Clayton Jr., Upright Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer - Jack Renner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Burgess, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Massiello, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Telarc International Corp.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Green, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Moore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Gregory Hutchinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer - Jack Renner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Burgess, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Massiello, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Telarc International Corp.
Christian McBride, Upright Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Unknown, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Moore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - John Clayton Jr., Upright Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gregory Hutchinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer - Jack Renner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Burgess, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Massiello, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Telarc International Corp.
Christian McBride, Upright Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Unknown, ComposerLyricist - RAY BROWN, Upright Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Moore, Editor, StudioPersonnel - John Clayton Jr., Upright Bass, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elaine Martone, Producer, Recording Producer - Jack Renner, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Burgess, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Massiello, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1997 Telarc International Corp.
Album review
This live Boston summit meeting between Ray Brown, Christian McBride and John Clayton was the logical outcome of several joint appearances, as well as an extension of a one-off bass troika track that McBride included on his first solo album. The idea of a bass trio on records probably would have been unthinkable in the primitive days of recording when Brown was coming up, but Telarc's fabulously deep yet clear engineering makes it seem like a natural thing to do. Whether pizzicato or bowed, whether taking the melodic solo or plunking down the 4/4 bottom line, all three perform with amazing panache, taste, humor, lack of ego, and the sheer joy of talking to and against each other beneath the musical staff. But if one has to pick out a single star, the choice has to be McBride, whose unshakeable time, solid tone and amazing ability to play his cumbersome bull fiddle like a horn stands out in astonishing fashion on the right speaker. On two tracks, the fleet-fingered Benny Green and drummer Gregory Hutchinson join Brown to form a conventional trio that serves as an effective change of pace. It's a fun set without a doubt, but these guys are also clearly making coherent music, and that is what will hold our interest over the long haul.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:52
- Main artists: Ray Brown
- Composer: Unknown
- Label: Telarc
- Genre: Jazz
© 1997 Telarc International Corp. ℗ 1997 Telarc International Corp.
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