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{{Short description|American jazz bassist}}
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| caption = Ron McClure at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay, California, June 21, 1987
| caption = Ron McClure at [[Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society]], Half Moon Bay, California, June 21, 1987
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|11|22}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|11|22}}
| birth_place = New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
| birth_place = [[New Haven, Connecticut]], U.S.
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[jazz rock]]
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[jazz rock]]
| occupation = Musician, composer,educator
| occupation = Musician, composer, educator
| instrument = Bass
| instrument = Bass
| years_active = 1965–present
| years_active = 1965–present
| label = [[Bellaphon Records|Bellaphon]], [[Ken Music|Ken]], [[Steeplechase Records|Steeplechase]]
| label = [[Bellaphon Records|Bellaphon]], [[Ken Music|Ken]], [[Steeplechase Records|Steeplechase]]
| associated_acts = [[Blood, Sweat & Tears]]
| associated_acts = [[Blood, Sweat & Tears]]
| website = {{URL|www.ronmcclure.com}}
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'''Ron McClure''' (born November 22, 1941)<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=265}}</ref> is an American jazz bassist.
'''Ron McClure''' (born November 22, 1941) is a jazz bassist.


==Early life==
==Early life==
McClure was born in [[New Haven, Connecticut]]. 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]]. McClure attended the [[Hartt School of Music]],<ref name="aaj10">{{cite web|title =Ron McClure: Lookout Farms and New Moons |publisher=All About Jazz |first=Donald|last=Efman | url =http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35373 |date =2010-02-11|access-date =2010-06-26}}</ref> graduating in 1963.
McClure was born in [[New Haven, Connecticut]], United States.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He started on piano at age five, and later played accordion and bass.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> McClure studied privately with Joseph Iadone and, later, with Hall Overton and [[Don Sebesky]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> McClure attended the [[Hartt School of Music]],<ref name="aaj10">{{cite web|title =Ron McClure: Lookout Farms and New Moons |publisher=All About Jazz |first=Donald|last=Efman | url =http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35373 |date =2010-02-11|access-date =2010-06-26}}</ref> graduating in 1963.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/>


==Later life and career==
==Later life and career==
McClure worked in the [[Buddy Rich]] Sextet in 1963. He then joined [[Maynard Ferguson]]'s big band<ref name="aaj10"/> 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]]).
McClure worked in the [[Buddy Rich]] Sextet in 1963.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He then joined [[Maynard Ferguson]]'s big band<ref name="aaj10"/> 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]]).<ref name="LarkinJazz"/>


From 1966 to 1969 he was a member of [[Charles Lloyd (jazz musician)|Charles Lloyd]]'s "classic quartet" with pianist [[Keith Jarrett]] and drummer [[Jack DeJohnette]],<ref>{{cite web|title =Dream Weaver - The Charles Lloyd Anthology - The Atlantic Years 1966-1969 |publisher=All About Jazz |first=Chris|last=May | url =http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=30072 |date =2008-08-18|access-date =2010-06-26}}</ref> which was voted "Group of the Year" in 1967 by ''Downbeat'' magazine.
From 1966 to 1969, he was a member of [[Charles Lloyd (jazz musician)|Charles Lloyd]]'s "classic quartet" with pianist [[Keith Jarrett]] and drummer [[Jack DeJohnette]],<ref>{{cite web|title =Dream Weaver - The Charles Lloyd Anthology - The Atlantic Years 1966-1969 |publisher=All About Jazz |first=Chris|last=May | url =http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=30072 |date =2008-08-18|access-date =2010-06-26}}</ref> 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. He also participated in [[Carla Bley]]'s album ''[[Escalator over the Hill]]'' and worked with saxophonist [[Joe Henderson]].
In 1970, with pianist-composer [[Mike Nock]], drummer [[Eddie Marshall]] and violinist Michael White, he co-founded the [[jazz-rock]] group, the Fourth Way.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> 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 through 1975 and performing on three albums: [[Mirror Image (Blood, Sweat & Tears album)|Mirror Image]], [[New City (Blood, Sweat & Tears album)|New City]] and [[In Concert (Blood Sweat & Tears album)|In Concert]]. He was nominated for 18TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS (1975), BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT
In 1974, McClure joined [[Blood, Sweat & Tears]], staying until 1975 and performing on three albums: ''[[Mirror Image (Blood, Sweat & Tears album)|Mirror Image]]'', ''[[New City (Blood, Sweat & Tears album)|New City]]'' and ''[[In Concert (Blood Sweat & Tears album)|In Concert]]''.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/>
No Show


In the 1980s, he joined [[Quest (band)|Quest]], led by saxophonist [[Dave Liebman]], which also included drummer [[Billy Hart]] and pianist [[Richie Beirach]].<ref>{{cite web|title =Redemption - Quest Live in Europe |publisher=All About Jazz |first=John|last=Kelman | url =http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=25243 |date =2007-04-13|access-date =2010-06-26}}</ref> He also recorded a duo album with pianist [[Michel Petrucciani]]. McClure's major engagements in the 1990s through the early 2000s were with [[Lee Konitz]], and then with the reassembled Quest.
In the 1980s, he joined [[Quest (band)|Quest]], led by saxophonist [[Dave Liebman]], which also included drummer [[Billy Hart]] and pianist [[Richie Beirach]].<ref>{{cite web|title =Redemption - Quest Live in Europe |publisher=All About Jazz |first=John|last=Kelman | url =http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=25243 |date =2007-04-13|access-date =2010-06-26}}</ref> He also recorded a duo album with pianist [[Michel Petrucciani]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> 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 (guitarist)|John Abercrombie]], [[Vic Juris]], [[Paul Bley]], [[Michael Eckroth]], [[Richie Beirach]], and [[Randy Brecker]].
His solo output include the contributions of [[John Scofield]], [[John Abercrombie (guitarist)|John Abercrombie]], [[Vic Juris]], [[Paul Bley]], [[Michael Eckroth]], [[Richie Beirach]], and [[Randy Brecker]].
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===As leader===
===As leader===
* ''Home Base'' (Ode [New Zealand], 1979)
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* ''McJolt'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 1990)
* ''Never Forget'' (SteepleChase, 1991)
* ''Descendants'' ([[Ken Music]] [Japan], 1980)
* ''Yesterday's Tomorrow'' (EPC/European Music Productions, 1989) with [[John Abercrombie (guitarist)|John Abercrombie]], [[Aldo Romano]]
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* ''Tonite Only'' (SteepleChase, 1991)
* ''Yesterday's Tomorrow'' (European Music Productions, 1991) with [[John Abercrombie (guitarist)|John Abercrombie]], [[Aldo Romano]]
* ''McJolt'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 1990) with John Abercrombie
* ''Never Forget'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 1990) with [[Eddie Henderson (musician)|Eddie Henderson]], [[Vincent Herring]]
* ''Sunburst'' (SteepleChase, 1992)
* ''Inner Account'' (SteepleChase, 1993)
* ''Inspiration'' (Ken Music [Japan], 1991)
* ''Never Always'' (SteepleChase, 1995)
* ''Tonite Only'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 1991) with John Abercrombie
* ''Concrete Canyon'' (SteepleChase, 1996)
* ''Sunburst'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 1992)
* ''Inner Account'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 1993)
* ''Never Always'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 1995)
* ''Concrete Canyon'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 1996)
* ''Pink Cloud'' ([[Naxos Records|Naxos Jazz]], 1997)
* ''Closer to Your Tears'' (SteepleChase, 1997)
* ''Closer to Your Tears'' (SteepleChase, 1997)
* ''Pink Cloud'' (Naxos Jazz, 1997)
* ''Dream Team'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 1998)
* ''Dream Team'' (SteepleChase, 1998)
* ''Double Triangle'' (Naxos Jazz, 1999)
* ''Double Triangle'' (Naxos Jazz, 1999)
* ''Match Point'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 2002)
⚫
* ''[[Soft Hands (album)|Soft Hands]]'' (SteepleChase, 2006)
* ''New Moon'' (SteepleChase, 2009)
* ''Age of Peace'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 2003)
⚫
* ''[[Soft Hands (album)|Soft Hands]]'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 2007)
* ''Mac Straight Ahead'' (American Showplace, 2010)
* ''Wonderland'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 2008) with [[Harold Danko]]
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* ''Dedication'' (Steeplechase, 2011)
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* ''New Moon'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 2009)
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* ''Crunch Time'' (Steeplechase, 2012)
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* ''Dedication'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 2011)
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* ''Hello Stars'' (Audio & Video Labs, 2016)
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* ''Crunch Time'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 2012)
* ''Ready or Not'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 2013)
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* ''Hello Stars'' (McJolt Records, 2016)
* ''Hope & Knowledge'' (McJolt Records, 2018)
* ''Lucky Sunday'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 2019)
* ''NightQuest'' ([[SteepleChase Records|SteepleChase]], 2022)


===As sideman===
=== As sideman ===
'''With [[Burak Bedikyan]]'''
* ''Leap of Faith'' (SteepleChase)
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'''With [[Carla Bley]]'''
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*''[[Escalator over the Hill]]'' ([[Jazz Composer's Orchestra|JCOA]], 1971)
'''With [[Paul Bley]]'''
⚫
*''[[The Nearness of You (Paul Bley album)|The Nearness of You]]'' (SteepleChase, 1989)
'''With [[George Cables]]'''
⚫
*''[[Quiet Fire (George Cables album)|Quiet Fire]]'' (SteepleChase, 1994)
'''With [[Stanley Cowell]]'''
⚫
*''[[Sienna (album)|Sienna]]'' (SteepleChase, 1989)
;With [[Don Friedman]]
⚫
*''[[Almost Everything]]'' (SteepleChase, 1995)
'''With [[Joe Henderson]]'''
'''With [[Joe Henderson]]'''
*''[[If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem]]'' ([[Milestone Records|Milestone]], 1970)
* ''[[If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem]]'' ([[Milestone Records|Milestone]], 1970)
* ''Jazz Patterns'' (Everest, 1970 [1982])
* ''[[In Pursuit of Blackness]]'' (Milestone, 1971)

'''With [[Lee Konitz]]'''
'''With [[Lee Konitz]]'''
*''[[Zounds (Lee Konitz album)|Zounds]]'' (Soul Note, 1990)
* ''[[Zounds (Lee Konitz album)|Zounds]]'' ([[Soul Note Records|Soul Note]], 1990)
*''[[It's You (album)|It's You]]'' (SteepleChase, 1996)
* ''[[It's You (album)|It's You]]'' (SteepleChase, 1996)
*''[[Dig-It (Lee Konitz and Ted Brown album)|Dig-It]]'' (SteepleChase, 1999) with [[Ted Brown (saxophonist)|Ted Brown]]
* ''[[Dig-It (Lee Konitz and Ted Brown album)|Dig-It]]'' (SteepleChase, 1999) with [[Ted Brown (saxophonist)|Ted Brown]]

'''With [[Dave Liebman|David Liebman]]'''
'''With [[Dave Liebman|David Liebman]]'''
*''[[The Opal Heart]]'' (44, 1979)
* ''[[The Opal Heart]]'' (44 Records, 1979)
*''[[Doin' It Again (Dave Liebman album)|Doin' It Again]]'' (Timeless, 1979)
* ''[[Doin' It Again (Dave Liebman album)|Doin' It Again]]'' ([[Timeless Records|Timeless]], 1979)
*''[[If They Only Knew (Dave Liebman album)|If They Only Knew]]'' (Timeless, 1980)
* ''[[If They Only Knew (Dave Liebman album)|If They Only Knew]]'' (Timeless, 1980)

'''With [[Charles Lloyd (jazz musician)|Charles Lloyd]]'''
'''With [[Charles Lloyd (jazz musician)|Charles Lloyd]]'''
*''[[Love-In]]'' (Atlantic, 1967)
* ''[[Love-In]]'' ([[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], 1967)
*''[[Journey Within (Charles Lloyd album)|Journey Within]]'' (Atlantic, 1967)
* ''[[Journey Within (Charles Lloyd album)|Journey Within]]'' (Atlantic, 1967)
*''[[Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union]]'' (Atlantic, 1967)
* ''[[Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union]]'' (Atlantic, 1970)
*''[[Soundtrack (Charles Lloyd album)|Soundtrack]]'' (Atlantic, 1968)
*''[[Soundtrack (Charles Lloyd album)|Soundtrack]]'' (Atlantic, 1969)

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'''With [[Michel Petrucciani]]'''
'''With [[:de:Karlheinz_Miklin|Karlheinz Miklin]]'''
*''[[Cold Blues]]'' (OWL, 1985)
* ''Next Page'' (SOS Music [Austria], 1991)
'''With [[The Pointer Sisters]]'''
* ''Decisions'' (1993)
⚫
*''[[The Pointer Sisters (album)]]'' (Blue Thumb, 1973)
* ''Last Waltz'' (Acoustic Music, 1997)
'''With [[Julian Priester]]'''
*''[[Love, Love]]'' (ECM, 1973)
* ''From Here to There'' (TCB Records, 2002)
* ''In Between'' (2004)
⚫
'''With [[George Russell (composer)|George Russell]]'''

*''[[Live in an American Time Spiral]]'' (Soul Note, 1983)
'''With [[Jarmo Savolainen]]'''
'''With [[Jarmo Savolainen]]'''
*First Sight (Timeless, 1992)
* ''First Sight'' (Timeless, 1992)
*True Image (A-Records, 1995)
* ''True Image'' ([[Challenge Records (1950s-60s label)|A-Records]], 1995)

'''With [[James Spaulding]]'''
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'''With others'''
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*''[[The Smile of the Snake]]'' (HighNote, 1997)
* [[Johnny Alegre]], ''Johnny Alegre 3'' (MCA Music [Philippines], 2009)
'''With [[Wynton Kelly]]'''
*''[[Full View]]'' (Milestone, 1967)
* [[Burak Bedikyan]], ''Leap of Faith'' (SteepleChase, 2015)
⚫
* [[Carla Bley]], ''[[Escalator over the Hill]]'' ([[Jazz Composer's Orchestra|JCOA]], 1971)
⚫
* [[Paul Bley]], ''[[The Nearness of You (Paul Bley album)|The Nearness of You]]'' (SteepleChase, 1989)
⚫
* [[George Cables]], ''[[Quiet Fire (George Cables album)|Quiet Fire]]'' (SteepleChase, 1994)
⚫
* [[Stanley Cowell]], ''[[Sienna (album)|Sienna]]'' (SteepleChase, 1989)
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* [[Don Friedman]], ''[[Almost Everything]]'' (SteepleChase, 1995)
* [[Wynton Kelly]] Trio, ''[[Full View]]'' (Milestone, 1968)
⚫
* [[Michel Petrucciani]], ''Cold Blues'' (OWL, 1985)
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* [[The Pointer Sisters]], ''[[The Pointer Sisters (album)|The Pointer Sisters]]'' ([[Blue Thumb Records|Blue Thumb]], 1973)
* [[Julian Priester]], ''[[Love, Love]]'' ([[ECM Records|ECM]], 1973)
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* [[George Russell (composer)|George Russell]], ''[[Live in an American Time Spiral]]'' (Soul Note, 1983)
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* [[James Spaulding]], ''[[The Smile of the Snake]]'' ([[HighNote Records|HighNote]], 1997)
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* [[Dave Stryker]], ''Strike Zone'' (SteepleChase, 1991)


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Musicians from New Haven, Connecticut]]
[[Category:American jazz double-bassists]]
[[Category:American jazz double-bassists]]
[[Category:Male double-bassists]]
[[Category:American male double-bassists]]
[[Category:Blood, Sweat & Tears members]]
[[Category:Blood, Sweat & Tears members]]
[[Category:University of Hartford Hartt School alumni]]
[[Category:University of Hartford Hartt School alumni]]
[[Category:Jazz musicians from Connecticut]]
[[Category:Jazz musicians from Connecticut]]
[[Category:21st-century double-bassists]]
[[Category:21st-century American double-bassists]]
[[Category:21st-century American male musicians]]
[[Category:21st-century American male musicians]]
[[Category:American male jazz musicians]]
[[Category:American male jazz musicians]]

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Ron McClure
Ron McClure at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay, California, June 21, 1987
Ron McClure at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay, California, June 21, 1987
Background information
Born (1941-11-22) November 22, 1941 (age 83)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
GenresJazz, jazz rock
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, educator
InstrumentBass
Years active1965–present
LabelsBellaphon, Ken, Steeplechase
Websitewww.ronmcclure.com

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

Early life

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]
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

[edit]

As sideman

[edit]

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

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 265. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ a b Efman, Donald (2010-02-11). "Ron McClure: Lookout Farms and New Moons". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  3. ^ May, Chris (2008-08-18). "Dream Weaver - The Charles Lloyd Anthology - The Atlantic Years 1966-1969". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  4. ^ Kelman, John (2007-04-13). "Redemption - Quest Live in Europe". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
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