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Pastels
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedOctober 18 & 19, 1976
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
GenreHard bop, post-bop
Length37:08
LabelMilestone
M-9073
ProducerRetrac
Ron Carter chronology
Yellow & Green
(1976)
Pastels
(1976)
Piccolo
(1977)

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

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The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2½ stars saying "Some tremendous playing... though the strings get intrusive".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Ron Carter

  1. "Woolaphant" - 7:58
  2. "Ballad" - 8:45
  3. "One Bass Rag" - 7:28
  4. "Pastels" - 6:21
  5. "12 + 12" - 6:36

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Fitzgerald. M., Milestone label discography, accessed February 12, 2015
  2. ^ Ron Carter discography, accessed February 13, 2015
  3. ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed February 13, 2015
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 39. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.