Ron Carter

E.S.P.

Miles Davis · 1965

Miles Smiles

Miles Davis · 1967

The Second Great Quintet of 1964–68. Each member had independent careers, but together they fundamentally reinvented how jazz treated time.

October 1967, Stockholm. One of the very few proper video documents of the Second Great Quintet. 'Agitation,' 'Footprints,' and ''Round Midnight' bleed into each other, and you can literally see how the four of them collectively own the time.

— Miles Davis Quintet — Stockholm 1967, 1967

Speak No Evil

Wayne Shorter · 1966

Speak No EvilSpeak No EvilWayne Shorter · 1966 (December 1964) is widely cited as Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター's Blue Note masterpiece. Freddie HubbardFreddie Hubbardフレディ・ハバード in the front line, three Second Great Quintet members (Herbie HancockHerbie Hancockハービー・ハンコック, Ron CarterRon Carterロン・カーター), plus Elvin JonesElvin Jonesエルヴィン・ジョーンズ — a dream lineup.

— Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter, Michelle Mercer, 2004

June 24, 1982, Village Vanguard. Freddie HubbardFreddie Hubbardフレディ・ハバード Quartet featuring Ron CarterRon Carterロン・カーター on bass. Freddie HubbardFreddie Hubbardフレディ・ハバード's trumpet carries the tension and lyricism of hard bop at its peak.

— Village Vanguard, 1982

Ron CarterRon Carterロン・カーター holds the Guinness World Record as the most-recorded jazz bassist in history, with over 2,221 recording credits as of 2015. His tenure in Miles DavisMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス's second great quintet (1963–68) remains the most celebrated chapter of his career.

— Ron Carter earns world record as the most recorded jazz bassist in history, Guinness World Records, 2016

E.S.P.

Miles Davis · 1965

E.S.P.E.S.P.Miles Davis · 1965 (1965) was the first studio album by Miles DavisMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス's Second Great Quintet. Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター emerged as music director, presenting a new compositional vocabulary on "Iris," "ESP," and others.

— So What: The Life of Miles Davis, John Szwed, 2002

Nefertiti

Miles Davis · 1968

On the title track of NefertitiNefertitiMiles Davis · 1968 (1967), the Miles DavisMiles Davisマイルス・デイヴィス/Wayne ShorterWayne Shorterウェイン・ショーター front line repeats a single melody while the rhythm section improvises around them — an inverted approach that was avant-garde for its time.

— Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter, Michelle Mercer, 2004

Empyrean Isles

Herbie Hancock · 1964

Empyrean IslesEmpyrean IslesHerbie Hancock · 1964 (1964) was Herbie HancockHerbie Hancockハービー・ハンコック's fourth Blue Note album, made at 25. Its "Cantaloupe Island" later became the basis for US3's sampling hit, spreading the tune well beyond the jazz canon.

— Blue Note Records: The Biography, Richard Cook, 2003

Russell MaloneRussell Maloneラッセル・マローン was a founding member of Ron CarterRon Carterロン・カーター's Golden Striker Trio, modernizing the Oscar Peterson trio format alongside Mulgrew MillerMulgrew Millerマルグリュー・ミラー's piano. His comping is known for answering Carter's bass lines as dialogue rather than accompaniment.

— The Golden Striker (Ron Carter album), Wikipedia, 2003