Pastels is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Fantasy Studios in California in 1976 and released on the Milestone label.[1][2]
| Pastels | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | October 18 & 19, 1976 | |||
| Studio | Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California | |||
| Genre | Hard bop, post-bop | |||
| Length | 37:08 | |||
| Label | Milestone M-9073 | |||
| Producer | Retrac | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2½ stars saying "Some tremendous playing... though the strings get intrusive".[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Track listing
editAll compositions by Ron Carter
- "Woolaphant" - 7:58
- "Ballad" - 8:45
- "One Bass Rag" - 7:28
- "Pastels" - 6:21
- "12 + 12" - 6:36
Personnel
edit- Ron Carter - bass, piccolo bass, arranger
- Kenny Barron - piano (tracks 1 & 3-5)
- Hugh McCracken - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica (tracks 1 & 3-5)
- Harvey Mason - drums (tracks 1 & 3-5)
- Sanford Allen - concertmaster
- Virginia Baker, Myra Bucky, Fei-Pang Ching, Ronald Erickson, Daniel Kobialka, Roy Oakley Jr., Nathan Rubin, Emily Van Valkenburgh, Mark Volkert - violin
- Arthur Bauch, Denis DeCoteau, Daniel Yale - viola
- Garfield Moore, Kermit Moore, Melinda Ross - cello
- Don Sebesky - conductor, arranger
References
edit- ^ Fitzgerald. M., Milestone label discography, accessed February 12, 2015
- ^ Ron Carter discography, accessed February 13, 2015
- ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed February 13, 2015
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 39. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.