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Ron McClure (born November 22, 1941)[1] is an American jazz bassist.

Ron McClure
Ron McClure at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay, California, June 21, 1987
Background information
Born	(1941-11-22) November 22, 1941 (age 80) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, jazz rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, educator
Instrument(s)	Bass
Years active	1965–present
Labels	Bellaphon, Ken, Steeplechase
Website	www.ronmcclure.com

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

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)

As sideman

With Johnny Alegre

• Johnny Alegre 3 (MCA Music [Philippines], 2009)

With Burak Bedikyan

• Leap of Faith (SteepleChase, 2015)

With Carla Bley

• Escalator over the Hill (JCOA, 1971)

With Paul Bley

• The Nearness of You (SteepleChase, 1989)

With George Cables

• Quiet Fire (SteepleChase, 1994)

With Stanley Cowell

• Sienna (SteepleChase, 1989)

With Don Friedman

• Almost Everything (SteepleChase, 1995)

With Joe Henderson

• If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem (Milestone, 1970)

With Wynton Kelly Trio

• Full View (Milestone, 1968)

With Lee Konitz

• Zounds (Soul Note, 1990)
• It's You (SteepleChase, 1996)
• Dig-It (SteepleChase, 1999) with Ted Brown

With David Liebman

• The Opal Heart (44 Records, 1979)
• Doin' It Again (Timeless, 1979)
• If They Only Knew (Timeless, 1980)

With Charles Lloyd

• Love-In (Atlantic, 1967)
• Journey Within (Atlantic, 1967)
• Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union (Atlantic, 1967)
• Soundtrack (Atlantic, 1968)

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 Michel Petrucciani

• Cold Blues (OWL, 1985)

With The Pointer Sisters

• The Pointer Sisters (Blue Thumb, 1973)

With Julian Priester

• Love, Love (ECM, 1973)

With George Russell

• Live in an American Time Spiral (Soul Note, 1983)

With Jarmo Savolainen

• First Sight (Timeless, 1992)
• True Image (A-Records, 1995)

With James Spaulding

• The Smile of the Snake (HighNote, 1997)

With Dave Stryker

• Strike Zone (SteepleChase, 1991)

References

На других языках

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[de] Ron McClure

Ronald Dix „Ron“ McClure (* 22. November 1941 in New Haven, Connecticut) ist ein US-amerikanischer Jazzmusiker (Kontrabass, Komponist).

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- [en] Ron McClure

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[es] Ron McClure

Ron McClure es un contrabajista y bajista norteamericano de jazz y jazz rock, nacido el 22 de noviembre de 1941, en New Haven, Connecticut.

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