Review by Rick Anderson
"Playing jazz is about taking risks," says bassist, cellist, composer, and jazz elder statesman Ron Carter, and you have to give him credit for never settling into a rut over the course of his long and checkered musical career. On this album he heads a fairly standard quintet that features two significant innovations: Carter himself plays a half-size piccolo bass (which he uses mostly as a melody instrument, leaving the actual bass parts to the impressive Leon Maleson) and the quintet is further augmented by three cellists. Is the experiment a success? For the most part, yes. The intonation problems that marred Carter's cello playing in the early '60s with pianist Mal Waldron have followed him onto the piccolo bass, but his humor, energy, and inventiveness are enough to put the music across despite the occasional tuning problems. The cellos are a nice touch, and their chordal accompaniments give Carter's compositions an unusual and pleasing texture. Highlights on the program include a nicely constructed blues entitled "Blues for Bradley," a sprightly arrangement of the gospel standard "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" that comes off sounding like a cross between funk and second-line New Orleans jazz, and the lovely "Little Waltz," which is a bit slow for dancing but which beautifully showcases the cellos. On the downside, Carter's Freddie Green-style chord vamping on Leon Russell's "Song for You" is cute, but ultimately ineffective.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/eight-plus-mw0000019872
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Reseña de Rick Anderson
"Tocar jazz se trata de tomar riesgos", dice el bajista, violonchelista, compositor y veterano del jazz Ron Carter, y hay que darle crédito por nunca caer en la rutina en el transcurso de su larga y azarosa carrera musical. En este álbum, encabeza un quinteto bastante estándar que presenta dos innovaciones significativas: el propio Carter toca un bajo flautín de tamaño medio (que usa principalmente como instrumento melódico, dejando las partes de bajo reales al impresionante Leon Maleson) y el quinteto es más aumentada por tres violonchelistas. ¿Es el experimento un éxito? En su mayoría, sí. Los problemas de entonación que estropearon el violonchelo de Carter a principios de los años 60 con el pianista Mal Waldron lo han seguido hasta el bajo flautín, pero su humor, energía e inventiva son suficientes para transmitir la música a pesar de los problemas de afinación ocasionales. Los violonchelos son un buen toque, y sus acompañamientos de cuerdas le dan a las composiciones de Carter una textura inusual y agradable. Los aspectos más destacados del programa incluyen un blues muy bien construido titulado "Blues for Bradley", un arreglo alegre del estándar gospel "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" que suena como un cruce entre el funk y el jazz de Nueva Orleans de segunda línea, y el encantador "Little Waltz", que es un poco lento para bailar pero que exhibe maravillosamente los violonchelos. En el lado negativo, el vampirismo de acordes al estilo de Freddie Green de Carter en "Song for You" de Leon Russell es lindo, pero en última instancia ineficaz.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/eight-plus-mw0000019872
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1 - Eight - 7:45
2 - A Blues For Bradley - 7:45
3 - Little Waltz - 9:30
4 - O.K. - 5:13
5 - A Song For You - 8:04
6 - First Trip - 5:07
7 - El Rompe Cabeza - 9:03
8 - Just A Closer Walk With Thee - 1:57
Credits:
Arranged By – Leon Russell (tracks: 5), Ron Carter (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 8)
Art Direction – Tadashi Amagata
Bass – Leon Maleson
Bass [Piccolo Bass] – Ron Carter
Cello – Carol Buck, Chase Morrison, Kermit Moore, Rachael Steuermann
Design – Shuichi Ishida
Drums – Lewis Nash
Executive Producer – Hiroshi Suruga, Kaname Tajima
Painting [Cover Paintings] – Myles Carter
Percussion – Steve Kroon
Photography By – Takehiko Tokiwa
Piano – Stephen Scott (5)
Producer – Ron Carter
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Written-By – Leon Russell (tracks: 5), Ron Carter (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 8)
Recorded 1990-04-09 and 11 direct to digital.
Mixed 1990-04-12 to 14.
Label: Victor – VICJ-35
Country: Japan
Released: 1990
Genre: Jazz
Style: Contemporary Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/3217965-The-Ron-Carter-Nonet-Eight-Plus
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