Double Bass Ron Carter, 1966

[John Goldsby]

Here's Mr. Carter in 1966 with Mel Lewis, Joe Zawinul, Cannonball Adderley, Art Farmer. Ron does his thing on the blues @4:00 (first in Bb, then B, C, and F before going into double-stop land). Great Mel Lewis & swinging solo from Joe Zawinul!

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[Joshua]

Outstanding!

 

[Michael Karn]

And he's not playing his bass, and yet he sounds exactly like himself

 

[John Goldsby]

And he's not playing his bass, and yet he sounds exactly like himself

What do you think, Mike? Are these steel strings? 1966 . . .

 

[Michael Karn]

What do you think, Mike? Are these steel strings? 1966 . . .

I think yes, how about you?

 

[Don Kasper]

swinging solo from Joe Zawinul!

Sure - I'm not afraid of derailing a topic! Hey, it's the MUSIC forum.
JZ sounds beautiful here, at this time, in this style & context, with these masterful players. He could have stayed there and continued to flourish. IMO.

But he didn't, and I wonder how much of an internal (artistic?) struggle there was before he moved on? (I wonder if it was like a divorce, of sorts...did his former peers, above, accept his moving on?)
(He must have had a great therapist!)...because 5 years later, in 1971, he had MOVED ON - hook, line & sinker (hear below)...It's always mind-blowing to me how there could be this much music & genius in one person.
Also - Yeah, sounds like steel strings.
Thanks. Now back to your....

 

[Paul Warburton]

I think yes, how about you?

I think they're the legendary steel Lycon strings, mainly because I know that sound and during this period almost every good jazz bassist besides diehard gut users like Charlie Haden were in love with them, including me.

 

[Michael Karn]

I have this same clip but mine is a couple of minutes longer. That's the good news, the bad news is there's an increasingly louder distortion through most of it. Even with that I'll try to get it up on YouTube and post it here

 

[Michael Karn]

 

[John Goldsby]

Thanks, Michael . . . nice to see the whole clip. Yeah, Paul — I think those must be Lycon strings. They sound nice, I guess because it's a mic sound — no direct.

Don: I know what you mean. Some players refine their style over years and years, and others like JZ just keep evolving, or devolving depending on the taste of the listener. I love his Weather Report and Syndicate work, but I always wondered "what if" he had kept playing piano, or at least dabbled in the acoustic side of things in his later years.

He worked with the WDR Big Band a few times in his later years, but he always brought his own rhythm sections (Victor Bailey, Linley Marthe), so I never got to play with him.

 

[Don Kasper]

there's an increasingly louder distortion through most of it.

Maybe some Pre-Weather Report experimentation by JZ?
Sorry...

 

[Les Fret]

I love his Weather Report and Syndicate work, but I always wondered "what if" he had kept playing piano, or at least dabbled in the acoustic side of thin.

I am glad he moved on. Wouldn't have wanted to miss his later electric stuff.....
It's a more unique and a more personal style I think.

 

[BassKozmo]

Hey guys, maybe off topic but does somebodey of you have a CD All Alone, a solo CD of Ron Carter? A can´t get it anywhere...
Thx.for help!

 

[neilG]

Hey guys, maybe off topic but does somebodey of you have a CD All Alone, a solo CD of Ron Carter? A can´t get it anywhere...
Thx.for help!

Funny thing, I had a copy and gave it away. I thought it was awful. Here's a place that seems to have one:
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[Joshua Pickenpaugh]

Great stuff, I especially like the part where Mel gesticulates someone to be quiet during RC's solo. Thanks for sharing @John Goldsby .