''Eight Plus'' is an album by bassist
Ron Carter's Nonet recorded in 1990 and originally released on the Japanese Victor label.
Reception
The
AllMusic
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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".
On
All About Jazz
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, 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" 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".
[Bailey, C. M]
All About Jazz Review 2
February 19, 2003
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
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" (Traditional) – 1:57
Personnel
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Ron Carter -
piccolo bass
A piccolo bass is either an electric bass or acoustic double bass which has been tuned to a higher frequency, usually one octave higher than conventional bass tuning. This allows bass players to use higher registers during soloing while retaining ...
*
Stephen Scott –
piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...
*Carol Buck,
Kermit Moore
Kermit Moore (March 11, 1929 – November 11, 2013) was an American conductor, cellist, and composer.
Early life and education
Of African American heritage, Moore was born in Akron, Ohio.
While still in high school, Moore studied at the Cl ...
, Chase Morrison, Rachael Steuermann –
cello
The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G ...
*Leon Maleson –
bass
*
Lewis Nash
Lewis Nash (born December 30, 1958) is an American jazz drummer. According to ''Modern Drummer'' magazineNashhas one of the longest discographies in jazz and has played on over 400 records, earning him the honor of Jazz's Most Valuable Player ...
–
drums
*Steve Kroon –
percussion
A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...
References
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Ron Carter albums
1990 albums
Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio