Etudes (Ron Carter album)

Etudes
Studio album by Ron Carter
Released	1983
Recorded	September 1982
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:51
Label	Elektra/Musician 60214-1
Producer	Ron Carter
Ron Carter chronology
Heart & Soul (1981) Etudes (1983) Live at Village West (1982)

Etudes is an album by bassist Ron Carter Quintet which was recorded at Van Gelder Studio and released on the Elektra/Musician label in 1983.^[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated "Sophisticated, elegant quartet date from 1982, with Art Farmer's serene trumpet and flugelhorn playing setting the tone, backed by tenor and soprano saxophonist Bill Evans, who's more restrained than usual. Carter's bass and Tony Williams' drums are both understated and definitive in their support and backing rhythms".^[4] Three of these musicians had major associations with Miles Davis: Carter and Williams from the "great quintet" of the 1960s and Evans from the then-contemporary Davis band.

Track listing

All compositions by Ron Carter except where noted.

1. "Last Resort" – 7:29
2. "Bottoms Up" – 6:18
3. "Arboretum" (Tony Williams) – 4:31
4. "Rufus" – 5:12
5. "Echoes" – 4:10
6. "Doctor's Row" (Williams) – 8:11

Personnel

• Ron Carter – bass
• Art Farmer – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Bill Evans – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Tony Williams – drums

References

1. Jazzlists: Elektra Musician LP discography accessed November 2, 2017
2. Elektra/Asylum Album Discography, Part 8: Consolidated 60000 Series (1982- ), accessed November 2, 2017
3. Ron Carter catalog, accessed November 2, 2017
4. Wynn, Ron. Ron Carter: Etudes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 2, 2017.