Blues Farm
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| Blues Farm | ||||
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| Studio album by Ron Carter | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | January 10, 1973 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:15 | |||
| Label | CTI | |||
| Producer | Creed Taylor | |||
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Blues Farm is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's Studio in New Jersey in 1973 and released on the CTI label.[1]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
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".[2]
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)
- Robert Honablue - engineer
References
- ↑ CTI discography accessed February 9, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bush, N. Allmusic Review accessed February 7, 2012
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