Ron Carter
Subtitle: finding the right notes
By: Dan Ouellette ; foreword by Nat Hentoff
Contributors: Hentoff, Nat
Publisher: Retrac Productions; KMW Studio
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 435
ISBN-13: 9780989982511
Subjects: Double bassists; Biography; Jazz musicians
Notes: "This Retrac Productions edition ... is a republication of the book first published by ArtistShare in 2008, with some revisions"--Title page verso.

Includes discography (pages 415-425) and index (index of names).

Library's copy: Second Retrac Productions edition [i.e., printing] 2014.
Table of contents: title: The grand Carnegie jubilee; title: The early years. Early years : Ferndale/Detroit ; Snapshot : Carter family reunion, 2006 ; Early years : Ron at Cass Tech ; Eastman/Rochester : hope and deferral ; Early years : New York City; title: Photo gallery 1; title: The Miles years. The Miles years, part 1 : beginnings ; The Miles years, part 2 : the legacy ; The Miles years, part 3 : after the breakup ; Colloquy : Rudy Van Gelder on Ron Carter; title: Recording as a leader. The CTI years : the reign of Creed ; Milestone Records : the house of Keepnews ; EMI : Somethin' Else/Blue Note; title: Photo gallery 2; title: The freelance years. Sideman : the Carter effect : comfort and provocation ; Snapshot : the Joey & Bill show ; Jingles : a different kind of session ; Film : celluloid jazz ; Snapshot : the tales of Christian McBride ; Brazil : bass undulation ; Classical meets jazz ; Pedagogical Ron : a retired schoolteacher, working on weekends ; Snapshot : Serio Larios on pops; title: Photo gallery 3; title: Contemporary Ron. The art of jazz criticism ; The Ron Carter-Jim Hal duo : hugging buddies ; The Striker Trio : panning for gold ; Quantum quartets ; Colloquy : Q&A : The Quartet questions Ron ; The Nonet ; The commingling of jazz and hip-hop ; Colloquy : blindfold test live; title: The art & science of the bass. The art of the bass ; Colloquy : bass roundtable; title: Appendix 1. In their own words : anecdotes and opinions; title: Appendix 2. Infrequently asked questions; title: Appendix 3.  Selected awards & honors; title: Appendix 4. Selected discography.