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Bass Hit! is a 1956 album by Ray Brown, his first album as a leader. Norman Granz produced it.

Track listing:
“Bass Introduction” / “Blues for Sylvia” (Ray Brown / Brown, Marty Paich) – 5:04
“All of You” (Cole Porter) – 4:00
“Everything I Have Is Yours” (Harold Adamson, Burton Lane) – 4:28
“Will You Still Be Mine?” (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 3:42
“Little Toe” (Brown) – 4:52
“Alone Together” (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:46
“Solo for Unaccompanied Bass” (Brown) – 2:30
“My Foolish Heart” (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 4:09
“Blues for Lorraine” / “Bass Conclusion” (Brown, Paich / Brown) – 5:36

Bonus tracks on CD reissue in 1999:

“After You’ve Gone Medley” (False Start/Breakdown/False Start/Complete Take) (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) – 2:50
“After You’ve Gone” (Complete Take) – 4:49
“After You’ve Gone Medley” (False Start/Breakdown/Breakdown/Complete Take) – 3:01
“After You’ve Gone” (Complete Take) – 2:44

Personnel:
Ray Brown – double bass
Pete Candoli – trumpet
Herbie Harper – trombone
Jack DuLong – alto saxophone
Jimmy Giuffre – clarinet, tenor saxophone
Bill Holman – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Rowles – piano
Herb Ellis – guitar
Mel Lewis – drums
Marty Paich – arranger, conductor

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Released: 1957
Recorded: November 21, 23, 1956
Length: 32:18
Label: Verve
Producer: Norman Granz