Blues Farm
# Blues Farm

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.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

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".

## Track listing

All compositions by Ron Carter except as indicated

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