Ron Carter on YouTube.com

A few days ago, I posted some clips of the great Bill Evans from YouTube.com. This morning, I'm listening to Ron Carter, so felt like sharing some of what I'm listening to here.

Ron Carter Quartet at Blue Note - part 1



There's so much great music available on YouTube. I can't say that enough!

Ron Carter Quartet at Blue Note - part 2



Its very inspiring and motivational to listen to a great musician like Ron Carter. As a fellow bass player, its great to see other bassists leading bands, and being able to learn from their leadershp style, whether they are exceptional soloists or not.

Ron Carter with Herbie Hancock and Bill Cobham



Listening to this first thing in the morning is a good way for me to get motivated to get something done. Usually practising, of course, but also inspires me to do as much as I can with my day as I can. These guys didn't get this good by accident, so seeing the fruits of their labour come to something so great is inspiring to work hard and enjoy what comes to me from it.