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Ron McClure

American jazz bassist

Summary

American jazz bassist

Field	Value
name	Ron McClure
image	Ron McClure.jpg
landscape	yes
caption	McClure at the Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay, California, in 1987
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth_date
birth_place	New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
genre	Jazz, jazz rock
occupation	Musician, composer, educator
instrument	Bass
years_active	1965–present
label	Bellaphon, Ken, Steeplechase
website

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

Early life

McClure was born in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. 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, graduating in 1963.

Later life and career

McClure worked in the Buddy Rich Sextet in 1963. He then joined Maynard Ferguson's big band 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).

From 1966 to 1969, he was a member of Charles Lloyd's "classic quartet" with pianist Keith Jarrett and drummer Jack DeJohnette, 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 April and May 1972, while McClure was teaching at Berklee College of Music, he worked three jobs lasting a total of four weeks as the bassist in the Thelonious Monk Quartet.

In October 1973, McClure joined Vince Guaraldi and drummer Mike Clark for sessions at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco. Their take of “Autumn Leaves” can be heard on a posthumous 2006 CD titled “North Beach”.

In 1974, McClure joined Blood, Sweat & Tears, staying until 1975 and performing on three albums: Mirror Image, New City and In Concert. In 1976, McClure's composition “No Show” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella.

In the 1980s, he joined Quest, led by saxophonist Dave Liebman, which also included drummer Billy Hart and pianist Richie Beirach. 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.

His solo output include the contributions of John Scofield, John Abercrombie, Vic Juris, Paul Bley, Michael Eckroth, Richie Beirach, and Randy Brecker.

Discography

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As leader/co-leader

Home Base (Ode [New Zealand], 1979)
Descendants (Ken Music [Japan], 1980)
Cold Blues (OWL, 1985) with Michel Petrucciani
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

If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem (Milestone, 1970)
In Pursuit of Blackness (Milestone, 1971)
Jazz Patterns (Everest, 1982) – rec.1970

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, 1979)
Doin' It Again (Timeless, 1980) – rec.1979
If They Only Knew (Timeless, 1981) – rec.1980

With Charles Lloyd

Love-In (Atlantic, 1967)
Journey Within (Atlantic, 1967)
Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union (Atlantic, 1970)
Soundtrack (Atlantic, 1969)

With Karlheinz Miklin

Next Page (SOS-Music [Austria], 1991)
Decisions (SOS-Music, 1993)
Last Waltz (Acoustic Music, 1997)
From Here to There (TCB, 2002)
In Between (Extraplatte, 2005) – rec.2002

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)
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

(1992). "[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music". [[Guinness Publishing]].
Efman, Donald. (2010-02-11). "Ron McClure: Lookout Farms and New Moons". All About Jazz.
May, Chris. (2008-08-18). "Dream Weaver - The Charles Lloyd Anthology - The Atlantic Years 1966-1969". All About Jazz.
Kelley, Robin D.G.. (2009). "Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original". Free Press.
Kelman, John. (2007-04-13). "Redemption - Quest Live in Europe". All About Jazz.

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