Legendary Jazz Bassist Ron Carter on Being a Bassist and Bandleader
Ron Carter
A legendary player with one of the most recognizable tones in all of jazz, bassist Ron Carter has appeared on literally thousands of recordings over the course of his nearly fifty-year career. Aside from his distinguished career leading his own units, he has played with a who’s who of jazz players of the last half-century, and established himself as one of the genre’s all-time greats.
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Jazz icon Ron Carter shares his thoughts and experiences from decades of leading a band from the bass chair, in particular what avenues his work as a bandleader has opened up for other bassists in the same position and what he looks for in sidemen.
