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Yellow & Green (Ron Carter album)

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Yellow & Green
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedMay 17, 18 and 20, 1976
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length36:44
LabelCTI
ProducerCreed 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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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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

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References

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