Third Plane
| Third Plane | ||||
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | July 13, 1977 | |||
| Studio | The Automatt, San Francisco | |||
| Genre | Post-bop | |||
| Length | 39:40 | |||
| Label | Milestone | |||
| Producer | Ron Carter | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Third Plane is an album by jazz bassist Ron Carter, released on the Milestone label in 1977. It features performances by Carter, Herbie Hancock and Tony Williams.
A second selection of five tracks recorded by the trio during the same day's sessions was released under Herbie Hancock's name as Herbie Hancock Trio.
Music
[edit]Jazz writer Thomas Owens highlighted aspects of Carter's playing that are noticeable on the album: "It is a treasure trove of pizzicato techniques: portamento effects, vibrato, double stops (including parallel octaves), harmonics, the most legato pizzicato lines in jazz, and those beautiful long notes on the lowest (E) string – notes whose overtone mix evolves continuously as the notes ring."[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz hailed the group as "a killer band" and wrote that the album was "easily Carter's most impressive showing under his own name. There is a good deal of solo bass material, as one would expect, but all of it makes sense in context and is so well constructed and executed that it never palls."[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Third Plane" (Carter) – 5:53
- "Quiet Times" (Carter) – 7:52
- "Lawra" (Tony Williams) – 6:08
- "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 8:26
- "United Blues" (Carter) – 3:01
- "Dolphin Dance" (Herbie Hancock) – 8:20
Personnel
[edit]- Ron Carter – bass
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Tony Williams – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Third Plane at AllMusic
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Owens, Thomas (1996). Bebop. Oxford University Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-19-505287-9.
