Ron Carter
Acoustic Bass Solo on
The Egg

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Ron Carter's acoustic bass solo is the second of 4 solos on this recording, following Freddie Hubbard's trumpet and followed by Herbie Hancock on piano. Played with a free feel in G, the solo runs approximately 1:54. Ron Carter follows with a free-form bass solo that explores the instrument's full range with arco and pizzicato techniques, his playing unaccompanied and deeply personal. Ron Carter was 26 to 27 years old at the time of this 1964 recording. Hancock intentionally left portions of the piece without predetermined melodic lines, giving the soloists freedom to supply their own melodies over the chord changes.

Ron Carter was 26 to 27 years old at the time.