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".

Track listing
All compositions by Ron Carter
 * 1) "Woolaphant" - 7:58
 * 2) "Ballad" - 8:45
 * 3) "One Bass Rag" - 7:28
 * 4) "Pastels" - 6:21
 * 5) "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