Personnel: Peter Martin Weiss (bass); Frank Wess (tenor saxophone, flute); Jane Hastay (piano); Kenny Washington, Dwayne "Cook" Broadnax (drums). Recorded at Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, New York on January 16, 1998. Includes liner notes by Ken Franckling. In the tradition-minded jazz world of the '90s, many fine players record albums full of standards, but few utilize the compositions of their heroes with as much sense of purpose as Peter Martin Weiss does on BASS HITS. This album of tunes written by great bassists and composers is the perfect vehicle for Weiss, who spent years accompanying legends like Houston Person (who produced this outing) and Etta Jones. Weiss' languid, hypnotic take on Mingus' "The Man Who Never Speaks" speaks volumes about the way the younger bassist works with the spaces between notes. An eminently swinging version of Paul Chambers' "Ease It" displays Weiss' gift for phrasing as well as his own natural rhythmic ease. Accompanied nimbly by pianist Jane Hastay and storied jazz vets Kenny Washington and Frank Wess, Weiss makes a strong case for the art of the bass as jazz rounds the corner into the next millennium.

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Personnel: Peter Martin Weiss (bass); Frank Wess (tenor saxophone, flute); Jane Hastay (piano); Kenny Washington, Dwayne "Cook" Broadnax (drums). Recorded at Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, New York on January 16, 1998. Includes liner notes by Ken Franckling. In the tradition-minded jazz world of the '90s, many fine players record albums full of standards, but few utilize the compositions of their heroes with as much sense of purpose as Peter Martin Weiss does on BASS HITS. This album of tunes written by great bassists and composers is the perfect vehicle for Weiss, who spent years accompanying legends like Houston Person (who produced this outing) and Etta Jones. Weiss' languid, hypnotic take on Mingus' "The Man Who Never Speaks" speaks volumes about the way the younger bassist works with the spaces between notes. An eminently swinging version of Paul Chambers' "Ease It" displays Weiss' gift for phrasing as well as his own natural rhythmic ease. Accompanied nimbly by pianist Jane Hastay and storied jazz vets Kenny Washington and Frank Wess, Weiss makes a strong case for the art of the bass as jazz rounds the corner into the next millennium.