Spanish Blue (album)

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Spanish Blue
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Studio album by
Released1975
RecordedNovember 18, 1974
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length34:07
Label CTI
Producer Creed Taylor
Ron Carter chronology
All Blues
(1973)
Spanish Blue
(1975)
Anything Goes
(1975)

Spanish Blue is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey in 1974 and released on the CTI label. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2½ stars, calling it an "Interesting concept with good solos". [3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Ron Carter except where noted

  1. "El Noche Sol" - 5:56
  2. "So What" (Miles Davis) - 11:24
  3. "Sabado Sombrero" - 6:14
  4. "Arkansas" - 10:33

Personnel

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References

  1. CTI discography, accessed February 9, 2012.
  2. Ron Carter discography, accessed February 13, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed February 9, 2012.
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 39. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.