Peg Leg is an album by jazz bassist Ron Carter, originally released on LP in 1978 and released on CD in 1991 by Fantasy Studios.[ Allmusic review]
It was recorded in November 1977 and prominently features Carter on piccolo bass. Often carrying the melody the instrument is a focus of 3 of the album's 6 tracks, while fellow bass player Buster Williams performs the conventional role of the instrument on those tracks. The rhythm section is completed by piano and percussion (on all but 1 track), and guitar on 4 tracks. The standard jazz-ensemble is further augmented, on all 6 tracks, by woodwinds (see below).
Carter uses a piccolo bass tuned a fourth higher than a normal double bass (low to high: A-D-G-C).
Track listing All compositions by Ron Carter except where noted "Peg Leg" - 8:08 "Sheila's Song (Hasta Luego, Mi Amiga)" - 6:14 "Chapter XI" - 5:41 "Epistrophy" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:33 "My Ship" (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) - 5:10 "Patchouli" - 7:06
Personnel
Ron Carter - piccolo bass, bass, percussion Kenny Barron - piano Jay Berliner - guitar Buster Williams - bass (tracks 1, 3 and 4) Ben Riley - drums, percussion
Woodwinds arranged and conducted by Robert M Freedman: Jerry Dodgion - flute, piccolo flute, alto flute, clarinet George Marge - flute, piccolo flute, oboe, clarinet Walter Kane - flute, bassoon, clarinet Charles Russo - clarinet, bass clarinet
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