Parfait (album)

1982 studio album by Ron Carter Quartet

Parfait

Studio album by

Ron Carter Quartet

Released| 1982
Recorded| September 29, 1980
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre| Jazz
Length| 36:32
Label| Milestone
M-9107
Producer| Ron Carter for Retrac Productions
Ron Carter chronology
| Patrão
(1980)  | Parfait
(1982)  | Empire Jazz
(1980)

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Parfait is an album by the double bassist Ron Carter which was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in 1980 and released on the Milestone label in 1982.[1]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz| [4]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Ron Carter except where noted.

1. "Parfait" – 4:48
2. "New Waltz" – 6:00
3. "Receipt, Please" – 7:15
4. "Blues for D.P." – 10:33
5. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) – 7:56

## Personnel

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* Ron Carter – piccolo bass
* Ted Lo – piano
* Leon Maleson – double bass
* Wilby Fletcher – drums

## References

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1. ^ "Milestone Label Discography" (PDF). Both Sides Now Publications. p. 8. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
\- "Milestone Records 9000 series discography". Jazzlists. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
\- "Ron Carter catalog". Jazz Discography Project. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
2. ^ Parfait: Ron Carter at AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
3. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. Random House. p. 39.
4. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 158.

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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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