Yellow & Green (Ron Carter album)

Yellow & Green
Studio album by Ron Carter
Released	1976
Recorded	May 17, 18 and 20, 1976
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:44
Label	CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
Ron Carter chronology
Anything Goes (1975) Yellow & Green (1976) Pastels (1976)

Yellow & Green is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey in 1976 and released on the CTI label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Allmusic reviewer Jim Todd calls the album "A low point for bassist Ron Carter, this aimless set suffers from the malaise that hit the jazz scene after the fusion boom of the late '60s and early '70s... An episode best forgotten". ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ron Carter except where noted

1. "Tenaj" - 7:44
2. "Receipt, Please" - 7:05
3. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 2:40
4. "Yellow and Green" - 6:13
5. "Opus 15" - 6:55
6. "Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk) - 6:07

Personnel

• Ron Carter - bass, piccolo bass, cowbell, tambourine
• Kenny Barron - piano (track 1, 5 & 6)
• Don Grolnick - piano, electric piano (track 2 & 4)
• Hugh McCracken - guitar, harmonica (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
• Billy Cobham (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5), Ben Riley (track 6) - drums
• Dom Um Romão - percussion (tracks 2 & 5)

References

1. CTI discography accessed February 9, 2012
2. Todd, J. Allmusic Review accessed February 9, 2012
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 39. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.