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
- Woolaphant
- Ballad
- One Bass Rag
- Pastels
- 12 + 12
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