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Ron Carter on bass & cello on this date has a terrific supporting cast: Eric Dolphy on bass clarinet, alto sax & flute, Mal Waldron on piano, George Duvivier on bass and Charles Persip on drums. Although the entire band gets there share of solo time, it's Ron Carter that has most of the spotlight. I previously only knew of Ron Carter in his work with the famous Miles Davis Quintet from 1965-68 where he was the bassist, but what a delight to find him here in 1961 doubling on cello! The melodies here are delightful, and there is quite a variety of instrumentation in each track with Eric Dolphy on three different instruments! As a result we have quite a potpourri of interesting arrangements, my favourite of them track 2, "Bass Duet" which is exactly that-2 great bass players playing their instruments at their gooey best for nearly six minutes. Great listening! A big feature on this recording date is that of Ron Carter playing the cello, either bowed or pizzicato(plucked). His style creates quite a bit of tension in the strings of the cello and what beautiful music flows when you add in the flute, alto sax or bass clarinet from Eric Dolphy & the first rate rhythym section.

This is an unusual style of jazz played brilliantly and I don't think my review really does it justice, so I highly recommend giving this disc a spin!

Enjoy the great music & God bless!

It is too bad that this is listed as an Eric Dolphy recording as it is actually a Ron Carter recording. If you have an interest in Carter's Cello work than grab this recording.