Rick Beato interviews Ron Carter

I disagree with him about some stuff. Recently he posted a video “Greatest Solo Ever”, and while purely subjective, I’d have to give it to Bach and his Brandenburg 5.

 

I have never watched, listened too or read a bad Ron Carter interview.

I was listening to "Miles in the Sky" and "Nefertiti" yesterday. They really were an astonishing band.

 

Really a great interview that covers a lot of ground during the late 50s and 60s. I found the evolution of pickup placement (on the bass) and mic'ing quite interesting. Looking forward to a Part 2 . . .

 

Nefertiti is one of my favorite Miles Davis albums. I love that incarnation of the band.

 

Fantastic! Carter's mind (& memory) are intact!
Great anecdotes of NYC, circa 1961.

Sad that Carter & Trane never played together.
My earliest Jazz albums (given to me by my Jazz/Latin drumming uncle)-
All Blues
Blues Farm
Spanish Blue ...1st time I had ever heard "So What". Big, phat bass intro. Loved it from the 1st bar.
Plus-
McCoy Tyner's Trident (Carter & Elvin Jones)& Free As The Wind (Carter with Cobham).
My 1st-ever Jazz album bought with my own coin-
George Benson Bad Benson. Carter & Gadd.
Almost unbelievable that he was on everything I had early on.

 

Love Ron Carter and its hard to say which was his best, but the best recorded I feel is McCoy Tyner's Super Trios album/CD. All three on Moments Notice I have to catch my breath after hearing it.
Eddie Gomez sounds good on that two album set.