Pastels (album)
# Pastels (album)

Pastels is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Fantasy Studios in California in 1976 and released on the Milestone label.

## Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2½ stars saying "Some tremendous playing... though the strings get intrusive".

Professional ratings :

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

## Track listing

All compositions by Ron Carter

* "Woolaphant" - 7:58
* "Ballad" - 8:45
* "One Bass Rag" - 7:28
* "Pastels" - 6:21
* "12 + 12" - 6:36

## Personnel

* Ron Carter - bass, piccolo bass, arranger
* Kenny Barron - piano (tracks 1 & 3-5)
* Hugh McCracken - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, harmonica (tracks 1 & 3-5)
* Harvey Mason - drums (tracks 1 & 3-5)
* Sanford Allen - concertmaster
* Virginia Baker, Myra Bucky, Fei-Pang Ching, Ronald Erickson, Daniel Kobialka, Roy Oakley Jr., Nathan Rubin, Emily Van Valkenburgh, Mark Volkert - violin
* Arthur Bauch, Denis DeCoteau, Daniel Yale - viola
* Garfield Moore, Kermit Moore, Melinda Ross - cello
* Don Sebesky - conductor, arranger
