Pick 'Em
1980 studio album by Ron Carter
| Pick 'Em | ||||
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| Studio album by Ron Carter | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | December 1978 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:16 | |||
| Label | Milestone M-9092 | |||
| Producer | Ron Carter for Retrac Productions | |||
| Ron Carter chronology | ||||
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Pick 'Em is an album by bassist Ron Carter which was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in 1978 and released on the Milestone label in 1980.[1][2][3]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
The AllMusic review by Alex Henderson called it "an enjoyable disc that will appeal to those who have a taste for lavish orchestral jazz".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Ron Carter except where noted
- "All Blues" (Miles Davis) – 8:42
- "Opus 2" – 5:32
- "B and A" – 3:54
- "Pick 'Em" – 6:01
- "Tranquil" – 5:22
- "Eight" – 6:45
Personnel
- Ron Carter – piccolo bass, bass, arranger
- Kenny Barron - piano
- Buster Williams – bass
- Ben Riley - drums
- John Abramowitz, Richard Locker, Charles McCracken, Kermit Moore – cello
- Hugh McCracken – guitar, harmonica (track 4)
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion (tracks 4 & 5)
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release
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)
