Ray's Hat Trick Ron Vincent

• 1 Angelica 06:38
• 2 Dear Old Stockholm 07:21
• 3 Ray's Hat Trick 06:11
• 4 Pick Yourself Up 04:38
• 5 Still Life 07:05
• 6 Is That So 05:54
• 7 New Moon 05:22
• 8 Restitution 07:19
• 9 I Hear You 05:03
• 10 Mike 06:28
• 11 Wee 04:55
• Total Runtime 01:06:54

Info for Ray's Hat Trick

Beginning in 1989 as the rhythm section for Gerry Mulligan, the trio of pianist Bill Mays, bassist Dean Johnson and drummer Ron Vincent have since made beautiful music together with countless other artists and as the long-lived Bill Mays Trio. With Ray's Hat Trick, Vincent looked to this collective to provide the musical foundation for his debut as a bandleader. Originally conceived as a quartet album with Steve Cardenas joining them on guitar, the palette expanded quickly as he heard different voices filtering in, so he pulled in longtime saxophonist friends Dave Brandom, Tim Armacost and Matt Garrison to add multiple woodwinds to the sound. With originals from Vincent, Mays & Cardenas to go along with arrangements of tunes by Ellington, Duke Pearson, and Denzil Best, Ron Vincent creates a joyfully swinging collection of music.

"Ron Vincent's drumming propels...with rhythmic precision and flair." AllAboutJazz)

Bill Mays, piano
Steve Cardenas, guitar
Dean Johnson, bass
Ron Vincent, drums
Dave Brandom, alto, baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet
Tim Armacost, tenor saxophone, alto flute, flute, bass clarinet
Matt Garrison, soprano, alto, tenor saxophone, flute

Ron Vincent
A native of Warwick, Rhode Island, Ron attended Berklee College of Music from 1969 to 1973. After touring the U.S. with a variety of jazz groups, and three years in Kansas City (79-82), Ron settled in New York City in 1982.

Since then, Ron has become a veteran of the New York City jazz scene. Working often as a sideman he has been recorded on over 85 CDs.

Ron was a member of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and the Re-Birth of the Cool Tentet from 1989 until Mr. Mulligan’s passing in 1996. He recorded four CDs with Mr. Mulligan and has also recorded with Phil Woods, Lee Konitz, Randy Brecker, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Charlap, John Lewis and Slide Hampton to name a few. Ron has appeared with such notables as Art Farmer, Bill Crow, Rob McConnell, Rufus Reid and Dr. Billy Taylor. Presently Ron is a member of the Bill Mays trio.

As a leader, his own trio and quartet are active in the New York City area and his quartet has toured the U.S. and Europe. As a jazz artist/educator for Sabian Cymbals, Ron presented workshops at over 75 Colleges and Universities and has been on the faculty of the Jamie Aebersold Jazz Camps and the Stanford Jazz Camp (CA). In 1996 Ron received a National Endowment for the Arts grant for jazz performance.

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