Dear Miles is an album by American bassist Ron Carter recorded in 2006 and originally released on the Japanese Somethin' Else label with a US release on Blue Note Records.[1]

Dear Miles
Studio album by
Released2007
RecordedFebruary 18, 2006
StudioAvatar, New York City
GenreJazz
Length52:54
LabelSomethin' Else
TOCJ-68073
ProducerRon Carter for Retrac Productions
Ron Carter chronology
Just Between Friends
(2005)
Dear Miles
(2007)
It's the Time
(2007)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
All About Jazz     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings     [4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said "Dear Miles is a cheerful and upbeat session, most highly recommended to listeners who enjoy hearing a lot of bass solos".[2] In JazzTimes, Doug Ramsey stated "Dear Miles maintains Carter’s high standard ... This is music-making at the highest level".[5] On All About Jazz, J. Hunter wrote "Dear Miles is a fantastic set of bold interpretations; it is respectful to its subject while never losing its need to be unique. I'd say that sounds like Miles to a T".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Gone" (Gil Evans) – 4:47
  2. "Seven Steps to Heaven" (Miles Davis, Victor Feldman) – 4:53
  3. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 8:04
  4. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) – 3:43
  5. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 6:45
  6. "Cut and Paste" (Ron Carter) – 4:37
  7. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 5:03
  8. "As Time Goes By" (Herman Hupfeld) – 4:58
  9. "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon) – 5:28
  10. "595" (Ron Carter) – 4:36

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Ron Carter catalog accessed November 16, 2017
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Ron Carter: Dear Miles – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Hunter, J. All About Jazz Review, June 12, 2007
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Ramsey, D. JazzTimes Review accessed November 16, 2017