''Black Pastels'' is the debut album by cellist

Hank Roberts Hank Roberts (born March 24, 1954, Terre Haute, Indiana) is an American jazz cellist and vocalist. He plays the electric cello, and his style is a mixture of rock, jazz, avant-garde, folk, and classical influences. He emerged with the downtown N ...

which was recorded in 1987 and released on the JMT label.Shimada, T.
JMT label discography
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Reception

The

AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...

review by Scott Yanow said it was "Recommended to open-eared listeners who have a strong sense of humor".Yanow, S.
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

''All compositions by Hank Roberts'' # "Black Pastels" - 7:54 # "Jamil" - 4:58 # "Mountain Speaks" - 2:17 # "Rain Village" - 2:00 # "Choqueno" - 7:54 # "This Quietness" - 4:15 # "Granpappy's Barn Dance Death Dance" - 10:22 # "Scarecrow Shakedown" - 3:21 # "Lucky's Lament" - 6:01

Personnel

- cello, voices, classical 12-string guitar, jazz-a-phone fiddle *

Tim Berne Tim Berne (born October 16, 1954) is an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and record label owner. His primary instruments are the alto and baritone saxophones. Biography Berne was born in Syracuse, New York, United States. He has said that ...

- alto saxophone * Ray Anderson, Robin Eubanks - trombone *Dave Taylor - bass trombone *

Bill Frisell William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...

- guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, banjo *

Joey Baron Bernard Joseph Baron (born June 26, 1955 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer who plays frequently with Bill Frisell and John Zorn. Music career Baron was born on June 26, 1955, in Richmond Virginia. When he was nine, ...

- drums, percussion *

Mark Dresser Mark Dresser (born September 26, 1952) is an American double bass player and composer. Career Dresser was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. In the 1970s, he was a member of Black Music Infinity led by Stanley Crouch and performed ...

- double bass (track 9)

References

{{Authority control 1988 albums Hank Roberts albums JMT Records albums Winter & Winter Records albums