A Song for You (Ron Carter album)

1978 studio album by Ron Carter

A Song for You

Studio album by

Ron Carter

Released| 1978
Recorded| June 1978
Studio| Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre| Jazz
Label| Milestone
M-9086
Producer| Ron Carter
Ron Carter chronology
| Peg Leg
(1977)  | A Song for You
(1978)  | 1 + 3
(1978)

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A Song for You is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Van Gelder Studio in 1978 and released on the Milestone label.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars with its review by Ron Wynn stating, "A change of pace session for Carter... Things generally work, although sometimes the low energy level and lack of tension threaten to turn this into easy listening material".[3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Ron Carter.

1. "A Song for You" (Leon Russell) – 4:51
2. "El Ojo de Dios" – 6:35
3. "A Quiet Place" (Ralph Carmichael) – 6:14
4. "Good Time" – 7:00
5. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 5:01
6. "N.O. Blues" – 6:26

## Personnel

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* Ron Carter – bass, piccolo bass, arranger
* Leon Pendarvis (track 1), Kenny Barron (tracks 2-6) – piano
* Jay Berliner – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (tracks 1-3)
* Jack DeJohnette – drums
* Ralph MacDonald – percussion (tracks 1-3, 5, 6)
* John Abramowitz, Richard Locker, Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore – cello

## References

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1. ^ Fitzgerald. M., Milestone label discography, accessed February 12, 2015
2. ^ Ron Carter discography, accessed February 13, 2015
3. ^ a b Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed February 13, 2015
4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 39\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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Ron Carter

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release

Albums as leader
or co-leader|

* Where? (1961)
* Uptown Conversation (1969)
* Alone Together (with Jim Hall, 1972)
* Blues Farm (1973)
* All Blues (1973)
* Spanish Blue (1974)
* Anything Goes (1975)
* Yellow & Green (1976)
* Pastels (1976)
* Piccolo (1977)
* Third Plane (1977)
* Peg Leg (1978)
* A Song for You (1978)
* 1 + 3 (1978)
* Carnaval (1978)
* Pick 'Em (1978)
* Parade (1979)
* New York Slick (1979)
* Patrão (1980)
* Parfait (1980)
* Empire Jazz (1980)
* Super Strings (1981)
* Heart & Soul (with Cedar Walton, 1981)
* Etudes (1982)
* Live at Village West (with Jim Hall, 1982)
* Telephone (with Jim Hall, 1984)
* All Alone (1988)
* Something in Common (with Houston Person, 1989)
* Duets (with Helen Merrill, 1989)
* Now's the Time (with Houston Person, 1990)
* Eight Plus (1990)
* Panamanhattan (with Richard Galliano, 1990)
* Mr. Bow-tie (1995)
* The Bass and I (1997)
* So What? (1998)
* Orfeu (1999)
* When Skies Are Grey... (2000)
* Dialogues (with Houston Person, 2000)
* Standards (2001)
* The Golden Striker (2003)
* Just Between Friends (with Houston Person, 2005)
* Dear Miles (2006)
* It's the Time (2007)
* Jazz & Bossa (2008)
* Chemistry (with Houston Person, 2015)
* Remember Love (with Houston Person, 2018)

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