Blues Farm

Blues Farm
Studio album by Ron Carter
Released	1973
Recorded	January 10, 1973
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:15
Label	CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
Ron Carter chronology
Alone Together (1972) Blues Farm (1973) All Blues (1973)

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. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

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

1. "Blues Farm" - 7:59
2. "A Small Ballad" - 5:38
3. "Django" (John Lewis) - 5:30
4. "A Hymn for Him" - 8:11
5. "Two-Beat Johnson" - 2:49
6. "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

1. CTI discography accessed February 9, 2012
2. Bush, N. Allmusic Review accessed February 7, 2012
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 39. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 235. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.