- Ron McClure
Ron McClure (b.
November 22 ,1941 , inNew Haven, Connecticut ), a bassist, has played in hard bop,jazz-rock , and free andbebop sessions and bands.He started on piano at age five, and later played accordion and bass. McClure studied privately with Joseph Iadone and, later, with Hall Overton and
Don Sebesky .He attended the
Hartt School of Music , graduating in 1963 and worked in theBuddy Rich Sextet the same year. He then joinedMaynard Ferguson 's big band and, afterwards,Herbie Mann in 1964; and then assumed the bass chair in theWynton Kelly Trio vacated by the latePaul Chambers in 1965 (playing behind guitaristWes Montgomery ).He thereafter joined the "classic quartet" of Charles Lloyd, together with pianistKeith Jarrett and drummerJack DeJohnette , spanning 1966-69, which was voted "Group of the Year" in 1967 by Downbeat Magazine. In 1970, together with pianist-composerMike Nock , drummer Eddie Marshall and violinist Michael White, he co-founded the groundbreaking jazz-rock group, The Fourth Way. He also participated in pianist-composerCarla Bley 's innovative album, "Escalator Over The Hill". In the greater part of the 1970s, Ron engaged himself in an association with saxophonistJoe Henderson , with whom he joinedBlood, Sweat & Tears . Henderson left soon before recordings were made but McClure stayed on to perform in three B,S&T albums ("Mirror Image", "New City", "Live And Improvised"). Henderson and McClure recorded four albums together on their own. In the 1980s, McClure joined Quest, led by saxophonistDave Liebman , which included drummerBilly Hart and pianistRichie Beirach . He also recorded a duo album with pianistMichel Petrucciani . McClure's major engagements in the 1990s through the early 2000s were withLee Konitz , and then with the reassembled Quest.McClure has done sessions as a leader for Ode, Bellaphon, EPC, Steeplechase, and Ken Music. His solo output include the contributions of
John Scofield ,John Abercrombie ,Vic Juris , Richie Beirach andRandy Brecker , amongst other distinguished jazz musicians.External links
* http://youtube.com/watch?v=GceGfe17Jkc
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