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| Released | February 25, 1998 | 
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| Recorded | January 4, 1998 | 
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| Studio | Avatar, New York City | 
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| Genre | Jazz | 
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| Length | 47:17 | 
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| Label | Somethin' Else TOCJ-5594 | 
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| Producer | Ron Carter | 
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So What? is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded in 1998 and originally released on the Japanese Somethin' Else label with a US release on Blue Note Records.[1]
Reception
Professional ratings| Review scores | 
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| Source | Rating | 
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| AllMusic |      [2] | 
The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos observed "Truly a team effort, this consistently well-played set should remind us all how brilliant these players are, especially with the cool Count Basie concept of "less is more" in mind".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Ron Carter except where noted
- "So What" (Miles Davis) – 6:47
 
- "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) – 4:35
 
- "It's About Time" – 5:14
 
- "My Foolish Heart" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 8:15
 
- "Hi-Fly" (Randy Weston) – 6:02
 
- "3 More Days" – 7:35
 
- "Eddie's Theme" – 3:54
 
- "The Third Plane" – 4:55
 
Personnel
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release  | 
Albums as leader or co-leader | 
- Where? (1961)
 
- Uptown Conversation (1969)
 
- Alone Together (with Jim Hall, 1972)
 
- Blues Farm (1973)
 
- All Blues (1973)
 
- Spanish Blue (1974)
 
- Anything Goes (1975)
 
- Yellow & Green (1976)
 
- Pastels (1976)
 
- Piccolo (1977)
 
- Third Plane (1977)
 
- Peg Leg (1978)
 
- A Song for You (1978)
 
- 1 + 3 (1978)
 
- Carnaval (1978)
 
- Pick 'Em (1978)
 
- Parade (1979)
 
- New York Slick (1979)
 
- Patrão (1980)
 
- Parfait (1980)
 
- Empire Jazz (1980)
 
- Super Strings (1981)
 
- Heart & Soul (with Cedar Walton, 1981)
 
- Etudes (1982)
 
- Live at Village West (with Jim Hall, 1982)
 
- Telephone (with Jim Hall, 1984)
 
- All Alone (1988)
 
- Something in Common (with Houston Person, 1989)
 
- Duets (with Helen Merrill, 1989)
 
- Now's the Time (with Houston Person, 1990)
 
- Eight Plus (1990)
 
- Panamanhattan (with Richard Galliano, 1990)
 
- Mr. Bow-tie (1995)
 
- The Bass and I (1997)
 
-  (1998)
 
- Orfeu (1999)
 
- When Skies Are Grey... (2000)
 
- Dialogues (with Houston Person, 2000)
 
- Standards (2001)
 
- The Golden Striker (2003)
 
- Just Between Friends (with Houston Person, 2005)
 
- Dear Miles (2006)
 
- It's the Time (2007)
 
- Jazz & Bossa (2008)
 
- Chemistry (with Houston Person, 2015)
 
- Remember Love (with Houston Person, 2018)
  
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.  | 
Albums as leader or co-leader | 
- You Had Better Listen (with Jimmy Owens, 1967)
 
- Sunset to Dawn (1973)
 
- Peruvian Blue (1974)
 
- In Tandem (and Ted Dunbar, 1975)
 
- Lucifer (1975)
 
- Innocence (1978)
 
- Together (and Tommy Flanagan, 1978)
 
- Golden Lotus (1980)
 
- Kenny Barron at the Piano (1981)
 
- Imo Live (1982)
 
- Spiral (1982)
 
- Green Chimneys (1983–87)
 
- 1+1+1 (1984)
 
- Autumn in New York (1984)
 
- Landscape (1984)
 
- Scratch (1985)
 
- The Red Barron Duo (and Red Mitchell, 1986)
 
- Two as One (and Buster Williams, 1986)
 
- What If? (1986)
 
- Live at Fat Tuesdays (1988)
 
- Rhythm-a-Ning (and John Hicks, 1989)
 
- Invitation (1990)
 
- Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten (1990)
 
- The Only One (1990)
 
- Confirmation (and Barry Harris, 1991)
 
- Lemuria-Seascape (1991)
 
- The Moment (1991)
 
- Quickstep (1991)
 
- Sambao (1992)
 
- Other Places (1993)
 
- Wanton Spirit (1994)
 
- Swamp Sally (and Mino Cinelu, 1995)
 
- Things Unseen (1995)
 
- Live at Bradley's (1996)
 
- Live at Bradley's II (1996)
 
- Night and the City (and Charlie Haden, 1996)
 
- Spirit Song (1999)
 
- Canta Brasil (2000)
 
- Freefall (and Regina Carter, 2000)
 
- Images (2003)
 
- Super Standard (2004)
 
- The Traveler (2007)
 
- Minor Blues (2009)
 
- Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (2012)
 
- The Art of Conversation (and Dave Holland, 2014)
 
- Book of Intuition (2015)
 
- Concentric Circles (2018)
 
- Without Deception (and Dave Holland, 2020)
 
- The Source (2023)
 
- Beyond This Place (2024)
  
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Member of Sphere |  | 
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With Bill Barron |  | 
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With Ron Carter |  | 
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With Stan Getz |  | 
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With Dizzy Gillespie |  | 
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With Freddie Hubbard |  | 
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With Yusef Lateef |  | 
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With James Moody |  | 
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With Buddy Rich |  | 
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With others | 
- Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein (Karrin Allyson, 2015)
 
- Live at the Blue Note (Franco Ambrosetti, 1992)
 
- Mustang (Curtis Amy, 1967)
 
- Old Bottles - New Wine (Ray Anderson, 1985)
 
- The Best Thing for You (Chet Baker, 1977)
 
- You Can't Go Home Again (Chet Baker, 1977)
 
- Studio Trieste (Chet Baker and Hubert Laws, 1982)
 
- Bad Benson (George Benson, 1974)
 
- Code Red (Cindy Blackman, 1990)
 
- The Oracle (Cindy Blackman, 1995)
 
- Shining Hour (Larry Coryell, 1989)
 
- Quicksand (Ted Curson, 1974)
 
- Continuum (Ray Drummond, 1994)
 
- Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin, 1967)
 
- Tex Book Tenor (Booker Ervin, 1968)
 
- All That Jazz (Ella Fitzgerald, 1989)
 
- Awakening (Sonny Fortune, 1975)
 
- Two for the Blues (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1983)
 
- Frankly Speaking  (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1984)
 
- Tiger in the Rain (Michael Franks, 1978)
 
- Man & Woman (George Freeman, 1974)
 
- Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Jim Hall, 1996)
 
- Light and Lively (Louis Hayes, 1989)
 
- Una Max (Louis Hayes, 1989)
 
- The Gap Sealer (Albert Heath, 1972)
 
- Kwanza (The First) (Jimmy Heath, 1973)
 
- Now! (Bobby Hutcherson, 1969)
 
- In the Vanguard (Bobby Hutcherson, 1986)
 
- New Agenda (Elvin Jones, 1975)
 
- Time Capsule (Elvin Jones, 1977)
 
- The Bassist! (Sam Jones, 1979)
 
- We're Goin' Up (Eric Kloss, 1967)
 
- Jazz Nocturne (Lee Konitz, 1992)
 
- Number Two Express (Christian McBride, 1995)
 
- Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (Helen Merrill, 1995)
 
- Never Never Land (Jane Monheit, 2000)
 
- Peace and Rhythm (Idris Muhammad, 1971)
 
- A Time for Love (Arturo Sandoval, 2010)
 
- This Bud's for You... (Bud Shank, 1984)
 
- Solid (Woody Shaw, 1986)
 
- Kamau (Charles Sullivan, 1995)
 
- Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972)
 
- A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
 
- Jazz French Horn (Tom Varner, 1985)
 
- Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro, 1982)
 
- Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington, 1967)
 
- Two at the Top (Frank Wess and Johnny Coles, 1983)
 
- New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson, 2003)
  
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