Ron Carter looking for the right notes

[six string]

I just finished reading the book by Dan Ouellette and I really liked it. It was very informative, well written and organized and I feel like I got a good take on Mr. Carter. For someone who's been on so many albums I own it was nice to read a little background on the man behind the bass. Recomended.

[six string]

The silence on this thread is deafening. Is there no interest in this book or the subject matter?

[Hardbopjazz]

I will get this book. It sound like a good read.

[Aggie87]

The silence on this thread is deafening. Is there no interest in this book or the subject matter?

There have been a few previous threads on Carter, with recommendations for listening, etc.

[JohnT]

I read this book quite a while back and found it quite good. I have to say I am a huge fan of Ron's so I came to the book somewhat already biased. He's been a major influence on me as a bass player. I also grew up in the Detroit area so the discussion about his early life playing in and around the Detroit area and the whole music scene was very interesting to me. It's also great to hear him talk about many of the major jazz players he played with and the sessions he was on.

I remember when it first came out there was some sort of controversy about some of the things he may of said in the book (maybe about not getting enough recognition and also about his being shut out of the classical field as a young cellist because of race)but for the life of me I cannot remember what all that was about.

Overall, a great book that I would highly recommend.

[six string]

The silence on this thread is deafening. Is there no interest in this book or the subject matter?

There have been a few previous threads on Carter, with recommendations for listening, etc.

I either missed that thread or I missed any posts on this book. I can see it's not a new book but it's not that old either and it was new to me. It was a breath of fresh air after just finishing the recently published book on Randy Weston.

[six string]

I read this book quite a while back and found it quite good. I have to say I am a huge fan of Ron's so I came to the book somewhat already biased. He's been a major influence on me as a bass player. I also grew up in the Detroit area so the discussion about his early life playing in and around the Detroit area and the whole music scene was very interesting to me. It's also great to hear him talk about many of the major jazz players he played with and the sessions he was on.

I remember when it first came out there was some sort of controversy about some of the things he may of said in the book (maybe about not getting enough recognition and also about his being shut out of the classical field as a young cellist because of race)but for the life of me I cannot remember what all that was about.

Overall, a great book that I would highly recommend.

I'm not surprised about controversy around the book's content. He didn't seem to pull any punches. I'm neither a bass player or from Detroit but I enjoyed reading about his experiences of growing up which isn't always the case for me and biographies of musicians. He does come across as being a little bitter at times but growing up when he did and knowing that he probably wouldn't make it in the classical world as a black musician I can understand why. At least he finally got to do some classical recordings. One of my favorite stories was about the Miles Quintet making a pact to play "anti music" during the stent at The Plugged Nickel.

No wonder that music sounds so amazing to me. I recently purchased Entre Amigos w/Rosa Passos that he did and really love it. I had no idea it was even out there.