Uptown Conversation
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Uptown Conversation is the second album led by bassist Ron Carter recorded in 1969 and first released on the Embryo label.[1][2]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated "Ron Carter's Uptown Conversation may very well be the most intriguing, challenging, and resonant statement of many he has made over the years as a leader ...Considering the music Ron Carter played preceding and following this effort, you'd be hard-pressed to find a more diverse, intellectually stimulating, enlivened, and especially unrestricted musical statement in his long and enduring career. "[3]
Track listing
- All compositions by Ron Carter
- "Uptown Conversation" - 6:06
- "Ten Strings" - 5:35
- "Half a Row" - 10:13
- "R.J." - 2:46
- "Little Waltz" - 8:29
- "Einbahnstrasse" - 8:04
- "Doom" - 7:07
- "Einbahnstrasse" [Alternate Take] - 7:15 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Doom" [Alternate Take] - 6:34 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Ron Carter — electric bass, bass
- Hubert Laws — flute (tracks 1-3)
- Herbie Hancock — piano, electric piano
- Sam Brown — guitar (tracks 1, 3 & 4)
- Grady Tate (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 & 9), Billy Cobham (tracks 3, 6, & 7) — drums
References
- ^ Ron Carter discography accessed March 30, 2015
- ^ http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-east-west-embryo-vortex-series/album-index/ Atlantic Records Catalog: East-West, Embryo, Vortex series - album index], accessed March 30, 2015
- ^ a b Nastos, Michael G.. Ron Carter – Uptown Conversation: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ^ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 39. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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