A Song for You (Ron Carter album)

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A Song for You
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Studio album by
Ron Carter
Released1978
RecordedJune 1978
Studio Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Label Milestone
M-9086
Producer Ron Carter
Ron Carter chronology
Peg Leg
(1977)		A Song for You
(1978)		 1 + 3
(1978)

A Song for You is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Van Gelder Studio in 1978 and released on the Milestone label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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". [3]

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

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References

  1. ↑ Fitzgerald. M., Milestone label discography, accessed February 12, 2015
  2. ↑ Ron Carter discography, accessed February 13, 2015
  3. 1 2 Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed February 13, 2015
  4. ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 39. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
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