Brown/Jolly/Smith/Egilsson - Basses Loaded

 

Basses Loaded Review

 

by Scott Yanow

Arni Egilsson, a bassist equally skilled in jazz as in classical music, was born in Iceland and became a fixture in the Los Angeles studios. For Basses Loaded, he mostly plays utilizing his bow, heading a quartet that includes his idol, Ray Brown, on plucked bass plus pianist Pete Jolly and drummer Jimmie Smith. The unusual quartet works quite well with Egilsson usually taking the melody. The music is generally more conventional than the instrumentation, with all but three of the ten songs being well-known jazz standards, but the bassists in particular sound inspired on this likable date. Allmusic

Brown/Jolly/Smith/Egilsson

Basses Loaded

1 Stella By Starlight 00:00 2 Body And Soul 04:31 3 It Could Happen To You 11:21 4 Blues For Ray 15:01 5 Sigrun 18:34 6 Summertime 22:44 7 I Remember Clifford 27:41 8 I Love You 32:33 9 Astin 35:32 10 My Funny Valentine 37:41 Bass – Arni Egilsson Double Bass – Ray Brown Drums – Jimmie Smith Piano – Pete Jolly Released 1991