Ron Carter says what he says and how he says it with one beautiful voice. That voice is his whether coming from his bass or when he is speaking. Truly it is one voice.
His deepest expressions, soul-felt and heartful, emanate equally and with supreme deference. His messages are for all of us, and through his artistry and artistry where music essentially is his voice, he feeds us the stories he wants and needs us to hear and the news he wants us to know. Carter shares through notes, phrases, rhythm and ensemble community, the consciousness of what is and what must be today and tomorrow. Listen to his bass lines, whether punctuating a band’s environment or supporting the layers just above. The experience is as distinctive and particularly unique as it is special and instant. It arrives memorable right away because it lands and is heard just as you hear and feel a voice.
Colour the whole world Ron Carter, and you colour it right and beautiful.