New York Slick

New York Slick
New York Slick
Studio album by Ron Carter
Released	1980
Recorded	December 1979
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:39
Label	Milestone; M-9096
Producer	Ron Carter for Retrac Productions
Ron Carter chronology

Released1980

RecordedDecember 1979

StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

GenreJazz

New York Slick is an album by bassist Ron Carter which was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in 1979 and released on the Milestone label the following year.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

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v t e Ron Carter
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release
Albums as leader or co-leader	Where? (1961) Uptown Conversation (1969) Alone Together (with Jim Hall, 1972) Blues Farm (1973) All Blues (1973) Spanish Blue (1974) Anything Goes (1975) Yellow & Green (1976) Pastels (1976) Piccolo (1977) Third Plane (1977) Peg Leg (1978) A Song for You (1978) 1 + 3 (1978) Carnaval (1978) Pick 'Em (1978) Parade (1979) New York Slick (1979) Patrão (1980) Parfait (1980) Empire Jazz (1980) Super Strings (1981) Heart & Soul (with Cedar Walton, 1981) Etudes (1982) Live at Village West (with Jim Hall, 1982) Telephone (with Jim Hall, 1984) All Alone (1988) Something in Common (with Houston Person, 1989) Duets (with Helen Merrill, 1989) Now's the Time (with Houston Person, 1990) Eight Plus (1990) Panamanhattan (with Richard Galliano, 1990) Mr. Bow-tie (1995) The Bass and I (1997) So What? (1998) Orfeu (1999) When Skies Are Grey... (2000) Dialogues (with Houston Person, 2000) Standards (2001) The Golden Striker (2003) Just Between Friends (with Houston Person, 2005) Dear Miles (2006) It's the Time (2007) Jazz & Bossa (2008) Chemistry (with Houston Person, 2015) Remember Love (with Houston Person, 2018)
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v t e Kenny Barron
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums as leader or co-leader	You Had Better Listen (with Jimmy Owens, 1967) Sunset to Dawn (1973) Peruvian Blue (1974) In Tandem (and Ted Dunbar, 1975) Lucifer (1975) Innocence (1978) Together (and Tommy Flanagan, 1978) Golden Lotus (1980) Kenny Barron at the Piano (1981) Imo Live (1982) Spiral (1982) Green Chimneys (1983–87) 1+1+1 (1984) Autumn in New York (1984) Landscape (1984) Scratch (1985) The Red Barron Duo (and Red Mitchell, 1986) Two as One (and Buster Williams, 1986) What If? (1986) Live at Fat Tuesdays (1988) Rhythm-a-Ning (and John Hicks, 1989) Invitation (1990) Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten (1990) The Only One (1990) Confirmation (and Barry Harris, 1991) Lemuria-Seascape (1991) The Moment (1991) Quickstep (1991) Sambao (1992) Other Places (1993) Wanton Spirit (1994) Swamp Sally (and Mino Cinelu, 1995) Things Unseen (1995) Live at Bradley's (1996) Live at Bradley's II (1996) Night and the City (and Charlie Haden, 1996) Spirit Song (1999) Canta Brasil (2000) Freefall (and Regina Carter, 2000) Images (2003) Super Standard (2004) The Traveler (2007) Minor Blues (2009) Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (2012) The Art of Conversation (and Dave Holland, 2014) Book of Intuition (2015) Concentric Circles (2018) Without Deception (and Dave Holland, 2020) The Source (2023) Beyond This Place (2024)
Member of Sphere	Four in One (1982) Flight Path (1983) Sphere On Tour (1985) Pumpkin's Delight (1986) Four for All (1987) Bird Songs (1988)
With Bill Barron	Modern Windows (1961) The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron (1961) Hot Line (1962) West Side Story Bossa Nova (1963) Jazz Caper (1978) Variations in Blue (1983) Live at Cobi's 2 (1985) The Next Plateau (1987)
With Ron Carter	Pastels (1976) Yellow & Green (1976) Peg Leg (1977) Piccolo (1977) A Song for You (1978) Pick 'Em (1978) New York Slick (1979) Patrão (1980) Super Strings (1981) So What? (1998)
With Stan Getz	Voyage (1986) Anniversary! (1987) Serenity (1987) Bossas & Ballads – The Lost Sessions (1989) People Time: The Complete Recordings (1991)
With Dizzy Gillespie	Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963) Dizzy Goes Hollywood (1963) Something Old, Something New (1963) I/We Had a Ball (multiple leaders, 1964) Jambo Caribe (1964) The Cool World (1964) Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert (multiple leaders, 1965) The Melody Lingers On (1966)
With Freddie Hubbard	High Blues Pressure (1967) A Soul Experiment (1968–69) The Black Angel (1969) Sing Me a Song of Songmy (İlhan Mimaroğlu, 1970) Super Blue (1978) Outpost (1981) The Rose Tattoo (1983)
With Yusef Lateef	The Centaur and the Phoenix (arranger, 1960) The Gentle Giant (1970–71) Part of the Search (1971–73) Hush 'N' Thunder (1972) 10 Years Hence (1974) The Doctor Is In... and Out (1976)
With James Moody	Another Bag (1962) Comin' On Strong (1963) Moody and the Brass Figures (1966) The Blues and Other Colors (1968–69) Feelin' It Together (1973)
With Buddy Rich	The Last Blues Album Volume 1 (1974) Transition (and Lionel Hampton, 1974) Very Live at Buddy's Place (1974) Speak No Evil (released 1976)
With others	Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein (Karrin Allyson, 2015) Live at the Blue Note (Franco Ambrosetti, 1992) Mustang (Curtis Amy, 1967) Old Bottles - New Wine (Ray Anderson, 1985) The Best Thing for You (Chet Baker, 1977) You Can't Go Home Again (Chet Baker, 1977) Studio Trieste (Chet Baker and Hubert Laws, 1982) Bad Benson (George Benson, 1974) Code Red (Cindy Blackman, 1990) The Oracle (Cindy Blackman, 1995) Shining Hour (Larry Coryell, 1989) Quicksand (Ted Curson, 1974) Continuum (Ray Drummond, 1994) Booker 'n' Brass (Booker Ervin, 1967) Tex Book Tenor (Booker Ervin, 1968) All That Jazz (Ella Fitzgerald, 1989) Awakening (Sonny Fortune, 1975) Two for the Blues (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1983) Frankly Speaking (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1984) Tiger in the Rain (Michael Franks, 1978) Man & Woman (George Freeman, 1974) Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (Jim Hall, 1996) Light and Lively (Louis Hayes, 1989) Una Max (Louis Hayes, 1989) The Gap Sealer (Albert Heath, 1972) Kwanza (The First) (Jimmy Heath, 1973) Now! (Bobby Hutcherson, 1969) In the Vanguard (Bobby Hutcherson, 1986) New Agenda (Elvin Jones, 1975) Time Capsule (Elvin Jones, 1977) The Bassist! (Sam Jones, 1979) We're Goin' Up (Eric Kloss, 1967) Jazz Nocturne (Lee Konitz, 1992) Number Two Express (Christian McBride, 1995) Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (Helen Merrill, 1995) Never Never Land (Jane Monheit, 2000) Peace and Rhythm (Idris Muhammad, 1971) A Time for Love (Arturo Sandoval, 2010) This Bud's for You... (Bud Shank, 1984) Solid (Woody Shaw, 1986) Kamau (Charles Sullivan, 1995) Pure Dynamite (Buddy Terry, 1972) A Bluish Bag (Stanley Turrentine, 1967) Jazz French Horn (Tom Varner, 1985) Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro, 1982) Natural Essence (Tyrone Washington, 1967) Two at the Top (Frank Wess and Johnny Coles, 1983) New York, New Sound (Gerald Wilson, 2003)
Discography

v t e J.J. Johnson
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release (except for the film scores)
As leader or co-leader	J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1946–49) Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown/The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1/ The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1953–55) The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 3 (1955) J Is for Jazz (1956) First Place (1957) Blue Trombone (1957) Dial J. J. 5 (1957) Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957) J. J. in Person! (1957) Really Livin' (1959) Trombone and Voices (1960) J.J. Inc. (1960) A Touch of Satin (1960–61) André Previn and J. J. Johnson (1961) J. J.'s Broadway (1963) Proof Positive (1964) J.J.! (1964) Goodies (1965) Broadway Express (1965) The Total J.J. Johnson (1966) The Yokohama Concert (with Nat Adderley, 1977) Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2 (with Nat Adderley, 1977) Pinnacles (1979) Concepts in Blue (1980)
With Kai Winding	K + J.J. (aka, Nuf Said, 1955) Trombone for Two (1955) Dave Brubeck and Jay & Kai at Newport (one side each, 1956) Jay and Kai + 6 (1956) Jay and Kai (1955–57) The Great Kai & J. J. (1960) Israel (1968) Betwixt & Between (1968) Stonebone (1969)
Albums as sideman or arranger/ composer	Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1955) Sayin' Somethin' (Nat Adderley, 1966) The Soul of the City (Manny Albam, 1966) Basie Jam (Count Basie, 1973) The Bosses (Count Basie/"Big Joe" Turner, 1973) Night Song (Kenny Burrell, 1969) I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd, 1964) New York Slick (Ron Carter, 1979) Birth of the Cool (Miles Davis, 1949–50) Young Man with a Horn/Miles Davis Volume 1/Miles Davis Volume 2 (1952) Summertime (Paul Desmond, 1968) Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham, 1955) At the Opera House (Ella Fitzgerald, 1957) The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1949) Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (Dizzy Gillespie, 1951) Afro (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954) Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954) Perceptions (Dizzy Gillespie, a/c only, 1960) The Modern Touch (Benny Golson, 1957) The Hawk Flies High (Coleman Hawkins, 1957) Lady in Satin (Billie Holiday, 1958) And Then Again (Elvin Jones, 1965) The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (John Lewis, 1955) The Big Band (Jimmy McGriff, 1966) Happenings (Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson, 1966) Encyclopedia of Jazz (Oliver Nelson, 1965–66) Nine Flags (Chico O'Farrill, 1966) Charlie Parker on Dial (1947) Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957) Alfie (Sonny Rollins, 1966) Carnival of the Spirits (Moacir Santos, 1975) New Fantasy (Lalo Schifrin, 1964) Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965) The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver, 1965) Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1955) The Matadors Meet the Bull (Sonny Stitt, 1965) What's New!!! (Sonny Stitt, 1966) Joyride (Stanley Turrentine, 1965)
Film scores	Man and Boy (1971) Across 110th Street (1972) Top of the Heap (1972) Cleopatra Jones (1973) Willie Dynamite (1974)
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