Carter & Galliano
Bassist Ron Carter was a member of Miles Davis’ legendary quintet and has performed with stars like Gil Evans, B.B. King, Dexter Gordon and many more. Here, he performs with the incredible accordionist Richard Galliano. A video from an intimate concert in Konserthuset Stockholm's Grünewald Hall.
About the video
- Filmed in March 2017.
- The video is approximately one hour and 22 minutes.
With equal parts virtuosity and emotion, Ron Carter’s playing is world-renowned. In addition to the major names mentioned above, he has toured and recorded albums with Lena Horne, the Kronos Quartet and Wes Montgomery, among others. Beyond his phenomenal musical career, he also led the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Studies in Boston for many years and is also a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at City College of New York.
French Richard Galliano is also among the world’s top jazz musicians. He has collaborated with Chet Baker, Gary Burton, Toots Thielemans and Kurt Elling, to name just a few examples. He is enormously versatile and has also performed with French vocal icons such as Juliette Greco, Serge Gainsbourg and Charles Aznavour. His repertoire also includes classical works, and he is the only accordionist to have a contract with the classical record label Deutsche Grammophon.
Both Ron Carter and Richard Galliano are composers and here, we hear them in a unique concert with performances of their own songs and music by Astor Piazzolla and more.
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The music
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McCoy Tyner It’s About Time
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Richard Galliano Tea for Toots
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Ron Carter Einbahnstrasse
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Richard Galliano Billie
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Richard Galliano Waltz for Nicky
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Ron Carter Ah, Rio
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Ron Carter First Trip
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Richard Galliano Tango for Claude
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Ron Carter Blues for D.P.
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Encore:
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Astor Piazzolla Oblivión
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Jerome Kern All the Things You Are
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Participants
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Ron Carter bass
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Richard Galliano accordion
