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Ron McClure

ロン・マクルーア　/　ろん・まくるーあ

American jazz bassist

November 22, 1941 (age 84)　・　New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Connecticut
jazz bassist
composer
musician

My Take

Ron McClure earns my deep respect simply for endurance. Born in New Haven in 1941 and still working the upright bass into his eighties, he has spent a lifetime in jazz's least flashy and most essential chair. The bass is the floor everything else stands on; without it the whole band turns to jelly. That he composes too, and has anchored countless sessions across the decades, makes me appreciate the quiet labor behind so much music I love. There is a Scorpio-like tenacity to holding the low end year after year. Lifelong players who never chase trends are, to me, the coolest of all.

Overview

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

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ron McClure
Name (Japanese): ロン・マクルーア
Reading: ろん・まくるーあ
Born: November 22, 1941 (age 84)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Snake
Origin: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: jazz bassist / composer / musician

2. Background

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Junior high: Private
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3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A2

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