Pastels (album)
1976 studio album by Ron Carter
Pastels is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Fantasy Studios in California in 1976 and released on the Milestone label.[ 1] [ 2]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2½ stars saying "Some tremendous playing... though the strings get intrusive".[ 3]
Track listing
All compositions by Ron Carter
"Woolaphant" - 7:58
"Ballad" - 8:45
"One Bass Rag" - 7:28
"Pastels" - 6:21
"12 + 12" - 6:36
Personnel
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
^ 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 .
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Spanish Blue (1974)
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Peg Leg (1978)
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Parade (1979)
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Super Strings (1981)
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Telephone (with Jim Hall, 1984)
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Now's the Time (with Houston Person, 1990)
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