Golden Striker

Legendary jazz bassist and composer Ron Carter with his trio of pianist Donald Vega and guitarist Russell Malone, recorded at the beautiful Theaterstübchen in Kassel in late October 2016. 'Golden Striker' is released in honour of Ron Carter's 80th birthday.

For almost more than seven decades, the clever and sympathetic double bass player from Ferndale, Michigan, has been considered one of the most important, most creative and brilliant representatives of his profession. He is also the most recorded bass player in jazz history with over 2,221 albums on which he has performed. With his philosophy of absolute professionalism and reliability, he rose to become a model for entire generations of jazz musicians.

He made indelible achievements in the legendary quintet of Miles Davis, worked with Gil Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Freddie Hubbard, Quincy Jones, Roberta Flack, Antonios Carlos Jobim, Jim Hall, Herbie Hancock, and McCoy Tyner, in solo projects, with big bands and with hip hop artists such as A Tribe Called Quest.