Peg Leg (album) explained

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.^[1]

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

1. "Peg Leg" - 8:08
2. "Sheila's Song (Hasta Luego, Mi Amiga)" - 6:14
3. "Chapter XI" - 5:41
4. "Epistrophy" (Thelonious Monk) - 7:33
5. "My Ship" (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) - 5:10
6. "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

Notes and References

1. Allmusic review