Blues Farm
| Blues Farm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | January 10, 1973 | |||
| Studios | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:15 | |||
| Label | CTI | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
| Ron Carter chronology | ||||
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Blues Farm is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey in 1973 and released on the CTI label.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Allmusic reviewer Nathan Bush states "Blues Farm's excursions are enjoyable, but somewhat reserved. Both the compositions and performances avoid strong emotions in favor of pleasing palettes of color and texture".
Track listing
All compositions by Ron Carter except as indicated
- "Blues Farm" - 7:59
- "A Small Ballad" - 5:38
- "Django" (John Lewis) - 5:30
- "A Hymn for Him" - 8:11
- "Two-Beat Johnson" - 2:49
- "R2, M1" - 6:08
- Recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on January 10, 1973
Personnel
- Ron Carter - bass, arranger, conductor
- Hubert Laws - flute (tracks 1, 5 & 6)
- Richard Tee - electric piano, piano (tracks 1, 4 & 5)
- Bob James - piano (tracks 2, 3 & 6)
- Gene Bertoncini (track 5), Sam Brown (track 3) - guitar
- Billy Cobham - drums
- Ralph MacDonald - percussion (tracks 1 & 4–6)
References
- ↑ CTI discography accessed February 9, 2012
- 1 2 Bush, N. Allmusic Review accessed February 7, 2012
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 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.
