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Archie Shepp: The Way Ahead, Kwanza, The Magic Of Ju-ju Revisited
by Chris May
2023 kicks off with the bangingest back-in-the-day bang from the Swiss-based ezz-thetics label, whose carefully curated and remastered 1960s sessions from Archie Shepp, Horace Silver, John Coltrane and Albert Ayler lit up the reissue calendar in 2022. Shepp's The Way Ahead, Kwanza, The Magic Of Ju-ju Revisited comes in at a whisker over seventy-nine minutes and includes all four tracks from The Way Ahead (Impulse!, 1968), two tracks from Kwanza (Impulse!, recorded 1969, released 1974) and the ...
Continue ReadingRon Carter: Finding The Right Notes
by C. Andrew Hovan
Going back to the fall of 2016 and Ron Carter's appearance at the Detroit Jazz Festival as artist-in-residence, the buzz was that a biographical film on the man named the most recorded bassist in history was in the pipeline. During that festival, a film crew was seen regularly following Carter around Hart Plaza and the bassist even spent one full day conducting interviews with a plethora of jazz journalists. Fast forward to October of 2022 and director Peter Schnall's final ...
Continue ReadingBetter Than Ya Think
by Patrick Burnette
Ron Carter is one of the most recorded bassists in the world and anchored the second of Miles Davis' “great quintets" so he ain't no slouch. His leader work, however, isn't always given the respect it deserves. Exactly how much respect, you ask? Just sit down and listen to the bastards sift out that question as they look at four of Ron's best leader dates from four different decades of his far-reaching career.Playlist Discussion of Ron Carter's album ...
Continue ReadingYour Favorite Living Jazz Bassists
by Michael Ricci
All About Jazz member votes were tabulated and this list represents our favorite living jazz bassists. Fully transparent and easily verifiable, All About Jazz's living bassists poll was conducted during the 2022 calendar year running from March to November. We would like to thank every member who participated in creating this impressive list (200 total!) for the next generation of jazz enthusiasts to discover. 1 Ron Carter bass 2 Dave Holland bass 3 Christian McBride ...
Continue ReadingRon Carter: Finding The Right Notes
by Chris May
On October 21st 2022, America's PBS channel screened a two-hour documentary about the life and work of Ron Carter titled Finding The Right Notes. This seventy-three minute CD is the soundtrack. It is a beauty, a roll-around-in feast of Carter's inimitable, sumptuous bass. The ten tracks, recorded between 2014 and 2021 in Europe and America, has Carter in situations ranging from duos to a big band, playing jazz standards, songs from the Great American Songbook and his ...
Continue ReadingRon Carter's Big Band at Birdland
by Nenad Georgievski
Ron Carter's Big Band Birdland New York, NY October 22, 2022 The city of New York hosts plenty of theatres and a wealth of cafes, restaurants, pubs, and clubs but it is the jazz clubs there that have been an enduring beacon of musical genius in this city. Any self-respecting jazz head has to make a pilgrimage to any of the city's renowned jazz venues and experience its ambiance and excitement. Birdland jazz club is ...
Continue ReadingRon Carter Foursight Quartet At Alba Jazz Festival 2022
by Antonio Baiano
