American jazz bassist
Musical artist
Ron McClure (born November 22, 1941)
[1] is an American jazz bassist.
Early life
McClure was born in
New Haven, Connecticut , United States.
[1] He started on piano at age five, and later played accordion and bass.
[1] McClure studied privately with Joseph Iadone and, later, with Hall Overton and
Don Sebesky .
[1] McClure attended the
Hartt School of Music ,
[2] graduating in 1963.
[1]
Later life and career
McClure worked in the
Buddy Rich Sextet in 1963.
[1] He then joined
Maynard Ferguson 's big band
[2] and, afterwards,
Herbie Mann in 1964; and then assumed the bass chair in the
Wynton Kelly Trio vacated by
Paul Chambers in 1965 (playing behind guitarist
Wes Montgomery ).
[1]
From 1966 to 1969, he was a member of
Charles Lloyd 's "classic quartet" with pianist
Keith Jarrett and drummer
Jack DeJohnette ,
[3] which was voted "Group of the Year" in 1967 by Downbeat magazine.
In 1970, with pianist-composer
Mike Nock , drummer
Eddie Marshall and violinist Michael White, he co-founded the
jazz-rock group, the Fourth Way.
[1] He also participated in
Carla Bley 's album,
Escalator over the Hill , and worked with saxophonist
Joe Henderson .
In 1974, McClure joined
Blood, Sweat & Tears , staying until 1975 and performing on three albums:
Mirror Image ,
New City and
In Concert .
[1]
In the 1980s, he joined
Quest , led by saxophonist
Dave Liebman , which also included drummer
Billy Hart and pianist
Richie Beirach .
[4] He also recorded a duo album with pianist
Michel Petrucciani .
[1] McClure's major engagements in the 1990s through the early 2000s were with
Lee Konitz , and then with the reassembled Quest.
His solo output include the contributions of
John Scofield ,
John Abercrombie ,
Vic Juris ,
Paul Bley ,
Michael Eckroth ,
Richie Beirach , and
Randy Brecker .
Discography
Ron McClure (left) with guitarist
Johnny Alegre (center) and drummer
Billy Hart (right) in
Midtown, Manhattan , at 151 West 46th Street, between
Sixth and
Seventh Avenues . The photo was taken in 2009, when they recorded Johnny Alegre 3 for MCA.
As leader
Home Base (Ode [New Zealand], 1979)
Descendants (
Ken Music [Japan], 1980)
Yesterday's Tomorrow (EPC/European Music Productions, 1989) with
John Abercrombie ,
Aldo Romano
McJolt (
SteepleChase , 1990) with John Abercrombie
Never Forget (
SteepleChase , 1990) with
Eddie Henderson ,
Vincent Herring
Inspiration (Ken Music [Japan], 1991)
Tonite Only (
SteepleChase , 1991) with John Abercrombie
Sunburst (
SteepleChase , 1992)
Inner Account (
SteepleChase , 1993)
Never Always (
SteepleChase , 1995)
Concrete Canyon (
SteepleChase , 1996)
Pink Cloud (
Naxos Jazz , 1997)
Closer to Your Tears (SteepleChase, 1997)
Dream Team (
SteepleChase , 1998)
Double Triangle (Naxos Jazz, 1999)
Match Point (
SteepleChase , 2002)
Age of Peace (
SteepleChase , 2003)
Soft Hands (
SteepleChase , 2007)
Wonderland (
SteepleChase , 2008) with
Harold Danko
New Moon (
SteepleChase , 2009)
Dedication (
SteepleChase , 2011)
Crunch Time (
SteepleChase , 2012)
Ready or Not (
SteepleChase , 2013)
Hello Stars (McJolt Records, 2016)
Hope & Knowledge (McJolt Records, 2018)
Lucky Sunday (
SteepleChase , 2019)
NightQuest (
SteepleChase , 2022)
As sideman
With
Joe Henderson
With
Lee Konitz
With
David Liebman
With
Charles Lloyd
With
Karlheinz Miklin
Next Page (SOS Music [Austria], 1991)
Decisions (1993)
Last Waltz (Acoustic Music, 1997)
From Here to There (TCB Records, 2002)
In Between (2004)
With
Jarmo Savolainen
First Sight (Timeless, 1992)
True Image (
A-Records , 1995)
With others
Johnny Alegre , Johnny Alegre 3 (MCA Music [Philippines], 2009)
Burak Bedikyan , Leap of Faith (SteepleChase, 2015)
Carla Bley ,
Escalator over the Hill (
JCOA , 1971)
Paul Bley ,
The Nearness of You (SteepleChase, 1989)
George Cables ,
Quiet Fire (SteepleChase, 1994)
Stanley Cowell ,
Sienna (SteepleChase, 1989)
Don Friedman ,
Almost Everything (SteepleChase, 1995)
Wynton Kelly Trio,
Full View (Milestone, 1968)
Michel Petrucciani , Cold Blues (OWL, 1985)
The Pointer Sisters ,
The Pointer Sisters (
Blue Thumb , 1973)
Julian Priester ,
Love, Love (
ECM , 1973)
George Russell ,
Live in an American Time Spiral (Soul Note, 1983)
James Spaulding ,
The Smile of the Snake (
HighNote , 1997)
Dave Stryker , Strike Zone (SteepleChase, 1991)
References
Dave Gellis
Glenn McClelland
Jon Ossman
Carl Fischer
Barry Danielian
Charley Gordon
Ken Gioffre
Joel Rosenblatt
Bo Bice
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Soundtracks Singles
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