Ron Carter solo -Willow Weep for Me

Ron Carter is an American jazz-double bassist who has appeared in over 2500 albums in his 70 plus years making him one of the most recorded bassists in jazz history.  He is equally at home on the cello and has a large body of classical work as well.  His renown goes way back to the second great Miles Davis Quintet in the early 60's with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Tony Williams.   In short the man is a legend.

 So to be able to hear him and his Golden Striker Trio at the festival was an amazing privilege this week.  The guy's music is butter smooth and as my friend commented "Il a de la classe" as he and his musicians walked onstage in the sweltering July heat in dark suits and green ties looking cool as jazz can be.

Shame on the planners for scheduling a raucous oompa band to start up half way through the set in the over amped garden stage at the Nice festival.  Even Ron couldn't help commenting with a wry, "It's like having a neighbor who won't turn his radio down." But we were totally hypnotized by his music anyway so none of us budged from our seats or were lulled from our trance. What a great musician.