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A Song for You (Ron Carter album)

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Released
  
1978

Artist
  
Ron Carter

Producer
  
Ron Carter

Genre
  
Jazz

A Song for You (1978)
  
1 + 3 (1978)

Release date
  
1978

Label
  
Milestone Records

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Recorded
  
June 1978 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Similar
  
Ron Carter albums, Jazz albums

Ron carter a song for you


A Song for You is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Van Gelder Studio in 1978 and released on the Milestone label.

Contents

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Ron Wynn stating, "A change of pace session for Carter... Things generally work, although sometimes the low energy level and lack of tension threaten to turn this into easy listening material".

Track listing

All compositions by Ron Carter

  1. "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) - 4:51
  2. "El Ojo de Dios" - 6:35
  3. "A Quiet Place" (Ralph Carmichael) - 6:14
  4. "Good Time" - 7:00
  5. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) - 5:01
  6. "N.O. Blues" - 6:26

Personnel

  • Ron Carter - bass, piccolo bass, arranger
  • Leon Pendarvis (track 1), Kenny Barron (tracks 2-6) - piano
  • Jay Berliner - acoustic guitar, electric guitar (tracks 1-3)
  • Jack DeJohnette - drums
  • Ralph MacDonald - percussion (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6)
  • John Abramowitz, Richard Locker, Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore - cello

    • Songs

    1Song for You4:46
    2El Ojo de Dios6:22
    3A Quiet Place6:02

    References

    A Song for You (Ron Carter album) Wikipedia
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