In December 1976, “Milestone” label released “Pastels”, the ninth Ron Carter album. It was recorded in October 1976, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Retrac.

Personnel:

• Ron Carter- bass, piccolo bass, arrangements
• Kenny Barron- piano
• Hugh McCracken – acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica
• Harvey Mason- drums
• 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, arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Carter

1. Woolaphant
2. Ballad
3. One Bass Rag
4. Pastels
5. 12 + 12