The Bass and I

The Bass and I is an album by the bassist Ron Carter, recorded in 1997 and originally released on the Japanese Somethin' Else label with a US release on Blue Note Records.

Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow observed: "As is usual on Carter's records, he is the main soloist on many of the songs though Scott also has plenty of good spots". In JazzTimes, Fred Bouchard stated: "Forget the name, the title, the aura of legend. This is a decent little trio album by a primo rhythm section, with extra added percussion, without bass-clef sturm und drang. ... The set is slowed only by his limp compositions and lack of charts. Three standards and a jazz classic go well enough, and so does an original blues. But two nine-minute slow-loping sambas back to back, with an excess of vamping, hogtie the date".

Track listing
All compositions by Ron Carter except where noted
 * 1) "You and the Night and the Music" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 5:36
 * 2) "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 7:25
 * 3) "Blues for D.P." – 6:19
 * 4) "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 7:10
 * 5) "Mr. Bow-Tie" – 9:12
 * 6) "Double Bass" – 8:17
 * 7) "I Remember Clifford" (Benny Golson) – 10:23

Personnel

 * Ron Carter - bass
 * Stephen Scott – piano
 * Lewis Nash – drums
 * Steve Kroon – percussion