Peg Leg is an album by jazz bassist Ron Carter, originally released on LP in 1978 and released on CD in 1991 by Fantasy Studios.[2]
| Peg Leg | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Recorded | November 16, 18, 21 & 22. 1977 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:55 | |||
| Label | Milestone | |||
| Producer | Ron Carter | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [1] |
It was recorded in November 1977 and prominently features Carter on piccolo bass. Often carrying the melody the instrument is a focus of 3 of the album's 6 tracks, while fellow bass player Buster Williams performs the conventional role of the instrument on those tracks. The rhythm section is completed by piano and percussion (on all but 1 track), and guitar on 4 tracks. The standard jazz-ensemble is further augmented, on all 6 tracks, by woodwinds (see below).
Carter uses a piccolo bass tuned a fourth higher than a normal double bass (low to high: A-D-G-C).
Track listing
editAll compositions by Ron Carter except where noted
- "Peg Leg" - 8:08
- "Sheila's Song (Hasta Luego, Mi Amiga)" - 6:14
- "Chapter XI" - 5:41
- "Epistrophy" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:33
- "My Ship" (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) - 5:10
- "Patchouli" - 7:06
Personnel
edit- Ron Carter - piccolo bass, bass, percussion
- Kenny Barron - piano
- Jay Berliner - guitar
- Buster Williams - bass (tracks 1, 3 and 4)
- Ben Riley - drums, percussion
Woodwinds arranged and conducted by Robert M Freedman:
- Jerry Dodgion - flute, piccolo flute, alto flute, clarinet
- George Marge - flute, piccolo flute, oboe, clarinet
- Walter Kane - flute, bassoon, clarinet
- Charles Russo - clarinet, bass clarinet
References
edit- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Allmusic review