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]

Blues Farm
Studio album by
Released1973
RecordedJanuary 10, 1973
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length36:15
LabelCTI
ProducerCreed Taylor
Ron Carter chronology
Alone Together
(1972)
Blues Farm
(1973)
All Blues
(1973)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ CTI discography accessed February 9, 2012
  2. ^ a b 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.