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Ron Carter: All Blues
by John Kelman
In the 1960s and 1970s, few bassists were as ubiquitous as Ron Carter, from the experimental post/free bop of trumpeter Miles Davis's 1960s quintet to straight-ahead swing with guitarist Kenny Burrell and the greater extremes of saxophonist Archie Shepp. With the emergence of CTI Records, Carter became something of a house bassist for the label; on the recent four-CD retrospective box that launched CTI Masterworks, 2010's CTI Records--The Cool Revolution, the bassist appears on no less than 29 of its ...
Continue ReadingJim Hall: Concierto
by John Kelman
Amongst the many CTI classics of the 1970s, few stand the test of time as well as guitarist Jim Hall's Concierto, an ambitious album that, in its original form, married one side of modern mainstream with a second taken up by a 19-minute version of Joaquin Rodrigo's 1939 piece for classical guitar and orchestra, “Concierto de Aranjuez." That Miles Davis and Gil Evans had already delivered what was considered the definitive jazz adaptation on the trumpeter's 1960 classic, Sketches of ...
Continue ReadingRon Carter: Super Sideman
by Ken Dryden
Attila Zoller/Ron Carter/Joe Chambers Common Cause Enja 2009 Sadao Watanabe with the Great Jazz Trio I'm Old Fashioned Test of Time 2009
Ron Carter has long been one of the most in-demand bassists, a talented player in both jazz and classical music. He has appeared on hundreds of recording sessions during the last five decades, ...
Continue ReadingRon Carter: Finding the Right Notes
by Florence Wetzel
Ron Carter: Finding The Right Notes Dan Ouellette 435 pagesISBN: 978-0-615-26526-1 ArtistShare 2008 The biography of bassist Ron Carter possesses everything one could desire: an introduction by noted jazz writer Nat Hentoff, a judicious discography, copious photographs, and a stream of well-researched facts and anecdotes about Carter and his 50+ years as a professional musician. Born May 4th, 1937 in Ferndale, Michigan, Carter started cello lessons at age ten, then ...
Continue ReadingRon Carter: Finding The Right Notes
by Eugene Holley, Jr.
Ron Carter: Finding The Right Notes Dan Ouellette 435 pagesISBN: 978-0-615-26526-1 ArtistShare 2008 Songwriter and vocalist Gil Scott-Heron said that his basslines “glowed in the dark." Trumpeter Miles Davis proclaimed him the “anchor" of his groundbreaking quintet of the 1960s. And he literally laid down the groove for the Tribe Called Quest's hip-hop classic, “The Low End Theory." From 1960 to 2009, whether the music is rock, pop, bop, post-bop, ...
Continue ReadingMcCoy Tyner: Fly With The Wind
by Graham L. Flanagan
McCoy Tyner may be best-known for his legendary tenure with John Coltrane's quartet in the early '60s, as well as his recordings as a leader for Blue Note, but budding fans should investigate his formidable output from the subsequent decade. In 1972, Tyner defected to Orrin Keepnews' Milestone label, where he remained through the early '80s. While at Milestone the pianist recorded no less than 20 albums. Recently released as part of the Keepnews Collection is the ...
Continue ReadingRon Carter: New York Reunion, The Next Level & Just Between Friends
by Terrell Kent Holmes
McCoy Tyner New York Reunion Chesky 2007 Ignaz Dinne The Next Level Challenge 2008 Houston Person with Ron Carter Just Between Friends HighNote 2008
Just past the threshold of his seventh decade, Ron Carter is an iconic bassist whose prolific heartbeat has stirred ...
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