Ron Escheté
Ron Eschete (born Houma, Louisiana, August 19, 1948) is an American seven-string jazz guitarist.[1] Eschete has played as sideman to many jazz headliners, and released solo albums including Soft Winds and Stump Jumper.[2] His early influences were blues artists including B.B. King, Muddy Waters and Jimmy Reed.[3]
 Oral History, Ron Eschete reflects on his greatest musical influence, George Van Eps. Interview date March 24, 2011, NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Oral History Library |
Discography
As leader
- 1977 - Spirit's Samba (Jas)
- 1979 - To Let You Know I Care (Muse)
- 1981 - Line-Up (Muse)
- 1982 - Christmas Impressions (Music Is Medicine/Bainbridge)
- 1986 - Stump Jumper (Bainbridge/Quicksilver)
- 1993 - Mo' Strings Attached (Jazz Alliance)
- 1994 - A Closer Look (Concord Jazz)
- 1995 - Rain or Shine (Concord Jazz) - with Poncho Sanchez
- 1996 - Soft Winds (Concord Jazz)
- 1998 - The Sunset Hour (Holt)
- 2000 - Live at Rocco (RevJazz)
- 2003 - Homeward Bound (RevJazz)
- 2006 - In the Middle: Live at Spazio (RevJazz)
with Dave Pike
- 1976 - Time Out of Mind (Muse)
- 1978 - On a Gentle Note (Muse)
- 1980 - Let the Minstrels Play On (Muse)
- 1983 - Moon Bird (Muse)
with Gene Harris Quartet
- 1982 - Hot Lips (JAM)
- 1984 - Nature's Way (JAM)
- 1989 - Listen Here! (Concord Jazz)
- 1991 - Black and Blue (Concord Jazz)
- 1992 - Like a Lover (Concord Jazz)
- 1993 - A Little Piece of Heaven: GHQ at Ste. Chapelle Winery [live] (Concord Jazz)
- 1994 - Funky Gene's (Concord Jazz)
- 1994 - I Waited for You (Mary Stallings) (Concord Jazz)
- 1995 - Brotherhood (Concord Jazz)
- 1996 - It's the Real Soul (Concord Jazz)
- 1997 - In His Hands (Concord Jazz)
- 1997 - (Down Home) Blues (Concord Jazz) - with Jack McDuff
with Dewey Erney
- 1982 - A Beautiful Friendship (Discovery)
- 1984 - The Second Set (Sounds Great)
- 1997 - You and the Night and the Music (Resurgent)
- 1998 - You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (Resurgent)
- 2000 - Christmas Time Is Here (Resurgent)
- 2001 - So in Love (Resurgent)
- 2002 - Still a Beautiful Friendship (Resurgent) [2CD] - includes as a bonus disc: reissue of A Beautiful Friendship
- 2003 - What Is This Thing Called Love (Resurgent)
with Mort Weiss
- 2002 - No Place to Hide: A Duet (SMS Jazz)
- 2003 - Mort Weiss Meets Joey DeFrancesco (AKA The Mort Weiss Quartet) (SMS Jazz)
- 2004 - The Three of Us: The Mort Weiss Trio (SMS Jazz)
- 2005 - The Four of Us: The Mort Weiss Quartet...Live at Steamers (SMS Jazz)
- 2006 - Mort Weiss Meets Sam Most: Recorded Live at Steamers (SMS Jazz)
- 2008 - All Too Soon: A Jazz Duet for Clarinet and Seven String Guitar (SMS Jazz)
References
- ↑ Jazz guitar: bebop and beyond Doug Munro - 2001 - Aperçu- Page 10 "Born in 1948 in Houma, Louisiana, Ron Eschete acquired his first guitar at the age of fourteen and found that he was drawn to the music of Jim Hall, Howard Roberts and Wes Montgomery. Ron spent his high school years playing in a quartet ..."
- ↑ Rick Koster Louisiana Music: A Journey From R&b To Zydeco, Jazz To ... -0306810034 - 2002 Page 55 "Finally, Ron Eschete (1948-), born in Houma, Louisiana, plays seven- string guitar. A sideman to a nice array of headliners, he's also released several solo discs, including Soft Winds and Stump Jumper. "
- ↑ Maurice J. Summerfield The jazz guitar: its evolution, players and personalities ... -- 1998 Page 132 "RON ESCHETE Born-RONALD ESCHETE Houma, Louisiana, USA 19 August 1948 Ron Eschete started playing the guitar at the age of fourteen. His early influences were blues artists such as B.B. King, Muddy Waters and Jimmy Reed."
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