JOHN CARTER DISCOGRAPHY Bob Davenport The following represents an attempt to expand on the list provided on Matt Snyder and Michael Fitzgerald's web site The Clarinet in Jazz since 1945: A Selected Discography (apparently no longer online), to which I am grateful for my starting point. Variations in the amount of detail provided reflect variations in my sources. Corrections and additions will be welcome at John Carter born 24 September 1929, Fort Worth, Texas, USA died 31 March 1991, Inglewood, California, USA

John Carter & Bobby Bradford Quartet / Horace Tapscott Quintet: West Coast Hot (Novus 3107-2-N) John Carter – alto and tenor saxophones, clarinet, flute Bobby Bradford – trumpet Tom Williamson – bass Bruz Freeman – drums Call to the Festival (John Carter) – 9:30 The Second Set (John Carter) – 8:42 Woman (Bobby Bradford) – 7:10 Abstractions for Three Lovers (John Carter) – 6:39 (plus four tracks by Tapscott group without Carter) Recorded live in Los Angeles, 3 January 1969
John Carter and Bobby Bradford's New Art Jazz Ensemble: Seeking (Revelation 9; hat Art 6085) John Carter – alto and tenor saxophones, clarinet, flute Bobby Bradford – trumpet Tom Williamson – bass Bruz Freeman – drums In the Vineyard (John Carter) – 10:26 Karen on Monday (John Carter) – 6:48 Sticks and Stones (John Carter) – 6:14 The Village Dancers (John Carter) – 8:47 Seeking (John Carter) – 6:29 Song for the Unsung (Bobby Bradford) – 7:57 Recorded Occidental College, Los Angeles, 16 January 1969
John Carter & Bobby Bradford: Flight for Four (Flying Dutchman 108) John Carter – alto and tenor saxophones, clarinet Bobby Bradford – trumpet Tom Williamson – bass Bruz Freeman – drums Call to the Festival (John Carter) – 9:30 The Second Set (John Carter) – 8:42 Woman (Bobby Bradford) – 7:10 Abstractions for Three Lovers (John Carter) – 6:39 Domino (John Carter) – 7:57 Recorded Los Angeles, April 1969
John Carter & Bobby Bradford: Self-Determination Music (Flying Dutchman 128) John Carter – alto and tenor saxophones, clarinet Bobby Bradford – trumpet Tom Williamson (?) – bass Bruz Freeman (?) – drums The Sunday Afternoon Jazz Blues Society (John Carter) – 5:50 The Eye of the Storm (Bobby Bradford) – 15:21 Loneliness (John Carter) – 9:10 Encounter (John Carter) – 13:27 Recorded 1969–70
John Carter & Bobby Bradford: Secrets (Revelation 18) Bobby Bradford– trumpet John Carter – clarinet Nate Morgan – piano Louis Spears – bass Ndugu (Leon Chandler) – drums Rosevita's Dance (Bobby Bradford) – 12:38 Ballad (Bobby Bradford) – 6:06 In a Pretty Place (John Carter) – 10:56 Herrick Chapel Lounge, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 4 April 1972 Bobby Bradford– trumpet John Carter – clarinet Bill Henderson – piano Henry Franklin – bass Bruz Freeman – drums Circle (John Carter) – 8:20 Recorded Herrick Chapel Lounge, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 9 November 1971
John Carter & Bobby Bradford: No U-Turn – Live in Pasadena, 1975 (Dark Tree DT(RS)05) Bobby Bradford – cornet John Carter – soprano saxophone and clarinet Roberto Miranda – double bass Stanley Carter – double bass William Jeffrey – drums Love's Dream – 21:13 She – 11:10 Comin' On – 19:33 Come Softly – 06:19 Circle – 14:05 Recorded Baxter Lecture Hall, Caltech, Pasadena, 17 November 1975
John Carter: Echoes from Rudolph's (Ibedon 1000) John Carter – clarinet, soprano saxophone Stanley Carter – acoustic/electric bass William Jeffrey – drums Melba Joyce – vocal (one track) Chris Carter – finger cymbals (on vocal track) Echoes From Rudolph's (John Carter) – 10:30 To A Fallen Poppy (John Carter) – 6:24 Angles (John Carter) – 6:15 Amin – 10:07 The Last Sunday – 5:25 Recorded Los Angeles, 6 September 1976 and 14 July 1977
Vinny Golia: Spirits in Fellowship (Nine Winds 101) Vinny Golia – reeds John Carter – clarinet Roberto Miranda – bass Alex Cline – drums Anger (The Transmutation of Negative Energy to Positive) (Vinny Golia) – 10:45 The Human Beings (Dedicated to Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and the American Indian) (Vinny Golia) – 9:35 Sequence (The Battle of Nature vs. Machine) (Vinny Golia) – 7:40 Sky King ('The Warm Up') (Vinny Golia) – 8:35 Haiku (To Say More With Less) (Vinny Golia) – 7:30 Recorded Venice, Cal., October 1977
Vinny Golia Wind Quartet: Live at the Century City Playhouse – Los Angeles, 1979 (Dark Tree DT(RS) 08) Vinny Golia – C flute and alto flute, baritone saxophone, piccolo, bass clarinet John Carter – clarinet Bobby Bradford – cornet Glenn Ferris – trombone #2 – 11:34 Views – 14:44 Chronos I – 15:08 Chronos II – 15:18 The Victims (for Steve Biko) – 7:11 Recorded Century City Playhouse, Los Angeles, 13 May 1979
Andrea Centazzo: US Concerts West (New Tone 5028-2) Vinny Golia – reeds John Carter – clarinet Andrea Centazzo – drums Improvviso IV – 26:24 (plus a December 1978 track by Andrea Centazzo and Gregg Goodman (piano)) Recorded at KPFK, Los Angeles, 16 July 1979
Tim Berne: The Five Year Plan (Empire 24K; reissued in the five-CD set Empire Box, Screwgun 700095) Tim Berne – alto saxophone John Carter – clarinet Glenn Ferris – trombone Vinny Golia – baritone saxophone, flute Roberto Miranda – bass Alex Cline – percussion A. K. Wadud (For Abdul Wadud) (Tim Berne) – 13:55 N. Y. C. Rites (Tim Berne) – 14:35 (plus two tracks on which Carter does not appear) Recorded in Melnitz Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, 25 April 1979
Mosaic Select: John Carter and Bobby Bradford (MS-036) Includes the tracks issued on Seeking and Secrets listed above, together with the following previously unissued tracks: John Carter – alto and tenor saxophones, clarinet Bobby Bradford – trumpet Tom Williamson – bass Bruz Freeman – drums. Sticks and Stones (John Carter) – 11:50 Blues Upstairs (John Carter) – 5:47 Domino (John Carter) – 8:30 The Village Dancers (John Carter) – 8:32 Recorded Occidental College, Los Angeles, early 1969 Bobby Bradford– trumpet John Carter – clarinet Bill Henderson – piano Henry Franklin – bass Bruz Freeman – drums Latin (John Carter) – 11:18 The Little Waltz (John Carter) – 8:32 Woodmen Hall Blues (John Carter) – 6:08 Recorded Herrick Chapel Lounge, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 9 November 1971 John Carter – clarinet Bobby Bradford – trumpet. And She Speaks (John Carter) – 17:34 Pinch (Bobby Bradford) – 11:34 Redwood (Bobby Bradford) – 5:40 This Earth Feeling (John Carter) – 9:10 Scramble (John Carter) – 3:26 Recorded Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, 7 July 1979
Andrea Centazzo: The New US Concerts (Ictus 12; also appears on Ictus Records' 30th Anniversary Collection, Ictus 500) John Carter – clarinet Vinny Golia – reeds Andrea Centazzo – percussion Trio West #1 – 10:42 Trio West #2 – 8:13 (plus other tracks on which Carter does not appear) Recorded at KPFK Los Angeles, 16 July 1979
John Carter: Variations on Selected Themes for Jazz Quintet (Moers 2084) John Carter – clarinet Bob Stewart – tuba Bobby Bradford – trumpet James Newton – flute Phillip Wilson – drums B.L.'s Delight (John Carter) – 13:55 Echoes from Harlem – 7:25 Woodman's Hall Blues (John Carter) – 7:28 Petals (John Carter) – 7:21 And She Speaks (John Carter) – 7:21 Recorded at Studio 57, Düsseldorf, Germany, 15 August 1979
John Carter: A Suite of Early American Folk Pieces for Clarinet (Moers 2086) John Carter – clarinet Fast Fannies Cakewalk – 9:30 Johnetta's Night Song – 6:20 Star Bright – 3:27 Buddy Red, Doing The Funky Butt – 6:38 Earnestines Dilema – 6:27 A Country Blues – 6:00 Recorded at Studio 57, Düsseldorf, Germany, 16 August 1979
John Carter & Bobby Bradford: Tandem 2 (Emanem 4012) John Carter – clarinet Bobby Bradford – cornet Tandem (John Carter) – 12:33 And She Speaks (John Carter) – 7:19 Les Masses Jigaboo (John Carter) – clarinet solo – 6:27 Woman (Bobby Bradford) – cornet solo – 7:47 Echoes from Rudolph's (John Carter) – clarinet solo – 5:39 Woodman's Hall Blues (John Carter) – 9:12 Recorded Schoenberg Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, 20 October 1979 Sweet Sunset (John Carter) – 7:42 Swiss Account (John Carter) – clarinet solo – 8:05 Recorded Piedmont Center for the Arts, Worcester, Mass., 30 April 1982
Clarinet Summit, You Better Fly Away (MPS 68251) Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky – flute, clarinet (leader) John Carter – clarinet Theo Jorgensmann – clarinet Perry Robinson – clarinet Bernd Konrad – clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet Gianluigi Trovesi – bass clarinet Eje Thelin – trombone Didier Lockwood – violin Stan Tracey – piano Jean-Francois Jenny Clark – bass Kai Kanthak – bass Aldo Romano – drums Gunter 'Baby' Sommer – drums You Better Fly Away (Bernd Konrad) – 5:58 Piccolo Processione (Gianluigi Trovesi) – 4:56 Handwork (Bernd Konrad) – 3:28 Tale of the Trolls (Perry Robinson) – 7:33 Scene from the Black Forest (John Carter) – 10:40 Das Ding (The Thing) (Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky) – 6:20 Recorded at the New Jazz Meeting, Baden-Baden, Germany, 26–30 November 1979
James Newton: The Mystery School (India Navigation 1046) James Newton – flute John Carter – clarinet John Nunez – bassoon Charles Owen – oboe, English horn Red Callender – tuba The Wake (In Memory of Dr Howard Swanson) (James Newton) – 17:47 Central Ave (James Newton) – 5:35 Past Spirits (James Newton) – 12:11 Recorded March 1980
John Carter: Night Fire (Black Saint 120047) John Carter – clarinet Bobby Bradford – trumpet James Newton – flute Roberto Miranda – bass William Jeffrey – percussion Morning Bell (John Carter) – 8:02 Sweet Sunset (John Carter) – 7:51 Juba Stomp (John Carter) – 5:32 Buckin' (John Carter) – 7:18 Night Fire – an American Folk Suite (John Carter) – 10:50 Recorded in Barigozzi Studios, Milan, 10–11 November 1980
John Carter: Dauhwe (Roots and Folklore: Episodes in the Development of American Folk Music # 1) (Black Saint 120057-2) John Carter – clarinet Bob Bradford – cornet Red Callendar – tuba James Newton – flute, bass flute Charles Owens – soprano saxophone, oboe, clarinet Roberto Miranda – string bass William Jeffrey – drums Luis Peralta – waterphone, precussion Dauwhe (John Carter) – 12:07 Ode to the Flower Maiden (John Carter) – 7:52 Enter from the East(John Carter) – 1:57 Soft Dance (John Carter) – 6:18 The Mating Ritual (John Carter) – 7:04 Recorded at The Music Lab, Los Angeles, 25 and 28 February and 8 March 1982
Vinny Golia: Compositions for Large Ensemble (Nine Winds 110) Vinny Golia – soprano and baritone saxophone, contrabass clarinet Bobby Bradford – trumpet John Fumo – trumpet John Rapson – trombone Michael Vlakovitch – trombone Doug Wintz – trombone Tim Berne – alto saxophone Wynell Montgomery – tenor saxophone John Carter – clarinet Rickey Kelly – vibraphone, marimba Wayne Peet – piano Roberto Miranda – bass Eric von Essen – bass Alex Cline – percussion Im Equas (Dedicated to Sun Ra) (Vinny Golia) – 17:25 Paths (Vinny Golia) – 16:28 The Standing Pose (Vinny Golia) – 9:10 The Pale Crescent (Dedicated to Horace Tapscott) (Vinny Golia) – 19: 35 + 13:15 Iki (Vinny Golia) – 7:34 Usanotrow (Cutting Water) (Vinny Golia) – 19:24 In the Mists (Vinny Golia) – 16:12 Recorded UCLA, Los Angeles, 14 March 1982
John Carter & Bobby Bradford: Tandem 1 (Emanem 4011) John Carter – clarinet Bobby Bradford – cornet Tandem (John Carter) – 11:55 Petals (John Carter) – 10:05 Angles (John Carter) – clarinet solo – 5:12 Portrait of J.B.G. (Bobby Bradford) – cornet solo – 6:51 Circle (John Carter) – 8:32 Woodman's Hall Blues (John Carter) – 10:52 Woman (Bobby Bradford) – 6:34 Echoes from Rudolph's (John Carter) – clarinet solo 8:47 Recorded Piedmont Center for the Arts, Worcester, Mass., 30 April 1982
Clarinet Summit: In Concert at the Public Theater (India Navigation 1062) Alvin Batiste – clarinet John Carter – clarinet Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet David Murray – bass clarinet Groovin' High (Dizzy Gillespie) – 2:33 The Jeep's Blues (Duke Ellington / Johhny Hodges) – 5:14 Mood Indigo (Duke Ellington / Barney Bigard) – 2:06 Night Mist Blue (Jimmy Hamilton) – 2:06 Waltz a Minute (Jimmy Hamilton) – 1:11 Creole Love Call (Duke Ellington) – 2:58 Honeysuckle Rose (Fats Waller) – 7:48 Sweet Lovely (David Murray) – 5:59 Sticks and Bones (John Carter) – 6:40 Solo and Ballad for Four Clarinets (John Carter) – 12:45 The Washington Square Park Episode – 6:52 Clariflavors (Alvin Batiste) – 17:01 The original two-LP issue also included 'Satin Doll' (Duke Ellington) and a solo introduction to 'Clariflavors' omitted from the CD. Recorded New York, March 1982/3
John Lindberg: The East Side Suite (Sound Aspects 001) John Lindberg – bass John Carter – clarinet Eric Watson – piano The East Side Suite Part 1 (John Lindberg) – 19:45 The East Side Suite Part 2 (John Lindberg) – 22:10 Recorded at the Nickelsdorf Konfrontationen, Nickelsdorf, Austria, 8 July 1983
James Newton: Water Mystery (Gramavision 8407) James Newton – flute John Carter – clarinet Greg Martin – oboe John Nunez – bassoon Charles Owen – English horn, soprano saxophone Red Callender – tuba Alan Iwohara – koto April Aoki – harp Roberto Miguel Miranda – bass Anthony Brown – percussion Star-Crossed Lovers Lone Hill The Crips Water Mystery (James Newton) – 9:00 One for Strayhorn (James Newton) – 5:24 Dance Steps (James Newton) – 5:50 Recorded in Mad Hatter Studios, Hollywood, January 1985
Roberto Miranda's Home Music Ensemble: Live At Bing Theatre – Los Angeles, 1985 (Dark Tree DT(RS)14) Roberto Miranda – double bass, congas Bobby Bradford – cornet, trumpet John Carter – clarinet James Newton – flute Horace Tapscott – piano Thom David Mason – alto and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet Louis R. Miranda, Sr. – vocals, percussions Louis R. Miranda, Jr. – drums David Bottenbley – guitar, electric bass, percussion, vocals Elias 'Buddy' Toscano – drums, timbales Cliff Brooks – timbales, congas, bongos Platform for Freedom – 7:07 Faith – 7:45 Agony in the Garden – 8:02 Prayer #1 – 16:47 Deborah Tasmin – 12:34 Improvised Bass Solo 5/25/85 – 5:52 Dance of Blessing, Happiness & Peace 8:38 Recorded Bing Theatre, University Park U.S.C., Los Angeles, 25 May 1985
John Carter: Castles of Ghana (Roots and Folklore: Episodes in the Development of American Folk Music # 2) (Gramavision 79423) John Carter – clarinet, vocals Bobby Bradford – cornet Baikida Carroll – trumpet, vocals Benny Powell – trombone Marty Ehrlich – bass clarinet, percussion Terry Jenoure – violin, vocals Richard Davis – bass Andrew Cyrille – drums Castles of Ghana (John Carter) – 13:22 Evening Prayer (John Carter) – 6:10 Conversations (John Carter) – 5:49 The Fallen Prince (John Carter) – 6:08 Theme of Desperation (John Carter) – 4:52 Capture (John Carter) – 11:19 Postlude (John Carter) – 0:40 Recorded Eras Studio, New York, November 1985
John Carter: Dance of the Love Ghosts (Roots and Folklore: Episodes in the Development of American Folk Music # 3) (Gramavision 79424) John Carter – clarinet Bobby Bradford – cornet Marty Ehrlich – reeds Don Preston – synthesizer, electronics Benny Powell – trombone and bass trombone Terry Jenoure – violin and vocals Fred Hopkins – bass Andrew Cyrille – drums Osei-Tutu Felix, Kwasi Badu, Osei Assibey William – percussion and vocals Dance of The Love Ghosts (John Carter) – 8:59 The Silent Drum (John Carter) – 9:54 Journey (John Carter) – 10:14 The Captain's Dilemma (John Carter) – 5:14 Moon Waltz (John Carter) – 7:04 Recorded Sorcerer Sound, New York, November 1986
Clarinet Summit: Southern Bells (Black Saint 120107) Alvin Batiste – clarinet John Carter – clarinet Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet David Murray – bass clarinet Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Duke Ellington / Bob Russell) – 1:27 Fluffy's Blues (Alvin Batiste) – 13:37 I Want to Talk About You (Billy Eckstine) – 5:15 Beat Box (Alvin Batiste) – 4:51 Southern Bells (John Carter) – 8:44 Perdido (Juan Tizol / Hans Lengsfelder / Ervin M. Drake) – 6: 23 Mbizo (David Murray) – 6:01 Recorded at Golden Thumb Records, Atlanta, Georgia, 29 March 1987
Gerry Hemingway: October Meeting 87 – Part 2 (Bimhuis 002) Herb Robertson – trumpet Leo Smith – trumpet Johannes Bauer – trombone George Lewis – trombone John Carter – clarinet Michael Moore – clarinet Anthony Braxton – sopranino saxophone Louis Sclavis – soprano saxophone Bruno Marini – baritone saxophone Gerry Hemingway – drums Han Bennink – drums Second Line Ratoon (Gerry Hemingway) 36:55 (plus other tracks with a different personnel, without Carter) Recorded live during October Meeting 1987, Amsterdam, 16–24 October 1987
John Carter: Fields (Roots and Folklore: Episodes in the Development of American Folk Music # 4) (Gramavision) John Carter – clarinet Bobby Bradford – cornet Marty Ehrlich – bass clarinet, flute Benny Powell – trombone Don Preston – synthesizer, keyboards Terry Jenoure – violin, vocals Fred Hopkins – bass Andrew Cyrille – drums Ballad to Po' Ben (John Carter) – 10:21 Bootyreba at the Big House (John Carter) – 6:39 Juba's Run (John Carter) – 5:47 Seasons (John Carter) – 8:25 Fields (John Carter) – 20:41 Children of the Fields: At the Big Tree / Clouds / Shuckin' Corn (John Carter) – 2:59 On a Country Road (John Carter) – 6:49 Recorded March 1988
Bobby Bradford – John Carter Quintet: Comin' On (hat Art 6016) John Carter – clarinet Bobby Bradford – trumpet Don Preston – keyboards and electronics Richard Davis – bass Andrew Cyrille – drums Comin' On (Bobby Bradford) – 15:18 Ode To The Flower Maiden (John Carter) – 9:51 Encounter (John Carter) – 16:20 Sunday Afternoon Jazz Society Blues (John Carter) – 18:35 Room 408 (Bobby Bradford and John Carter) – 14:52 Recorded Hollywood, 29 May 1988
John Carter: Shadows on a Wall (Roots and Folklore: Episodes in the Development of American Folk Music # 5) (Gramavision 79422) John Carter – clarinet Bob Bradford – trumpet Marty Ehrlich – bass clarinet, flute Terry Jenoure – violin, vocals Benny Powell – trombone Don Preston – keyboards and electronics Fred Hopkins – bass Andrew Cyrille – drums Gospel musicians – Yes My Jesus Lives Singers: Rochelle Shorrs, Jache Simley, Michael Starr Organ – Bill Marshall Sippi Strut (John Carter) – 12:50 Spats (John Carter) – 8:48 City Streets (John Carter) – 7:31 And I Saw Them (John Carter) – 10:32 52nd Street Stomp (John Carter) – 7:30 Hymn to Freedom (John Carter) – 6:10 Recorded at A&R Recording Studio, New York, April 1989
Richard Grossman: In the Air (Nine Winds 146) Richard Grossman – piano John Carter – clarinet Vinny Golia – soprano and sopranino saxophones, bass clarinet Ken Filiano – bass Alex Cline – drums Extra Hands (improvised) – 10:45 A Hard Act to Follow (Vinny Golia) – 17:27 Everything Else is Away (improvised) – 33:39 Henny Youngman's Bird Imitation (improvised) – 12:34 Recorded Santa Monica, 1 November and 2 December 1989
Horace Tapscott: The Dark Tree 1 (hat Art 6053; reissued with The Dark Tree 2 on hatOLOGY 2-540) Horace Tapscott – piano John Carter – clarinet Cecil McBee – bass Andrew Cyrille – drums The Dark Tree (Horace Tapscott) – 20:56 Sketches of Drunken Mary (Horace Tapscott) – 11:32 Lino's Pad (Horace Tapscott) – 16:46 One For Lately (Thurman Green) – 10:24 Recorded live at Catalina, Hollywood, 14–17 December 1989
Horace Tapscott: The Dark Tree 2 (hat Art 6083; reissued with The Dark Tree 1 on hatOLOGY 2-540) Horace Tapscott – piano John Carter – clarinet Cecil McBee – bass Andrew Cyrille – drums Sandy and Niles (Horace Tapscott) – 11:17 Bavarian Mist (Michael Session) – 13:16 The Dark Tree 2 (Horace Tapscott) – 18:30 A Dress for Renee (Horace Tapscott) – 4:57 Naya's Theme (Horace Tapscott) – 19:44 Recorded live at Catalina, Hollywood, 14–17 December 1989
Horace Tapscott / various artists: Kimus #4 (hat Art 16004) Horace Tapscott – piano John Carter – clarinet Cecil McBee – bass Andrew Cyrille – drums The Dark Tree (Horace Tapscott) – 22:48 Recorded live at Catalina, Hollywood, 15 December 1989 Kimus #4 was a limited-edition sampler from hat Art and also featured performances by other groups.

OTHER RECORDINGS The following recordings from broadcasts etc. are known to exist: The George Lewis Trio George Lewis – trombone John Carter – clarinet Bobby Bradford – trumpet Shadowgraph 5 (George Lewis) – 15:50 Player (George Lewis) – 12:47 Radio broadcast, 5 November 1978 The John Carter Quintet John Carter – clarinet Bobby Bradford – trumpet James Newton – flute Bob Stewart – tuba Phillip Wilson – drums B.L.'s Delight (John Carter) – 24:58 Petals (John Carter) – 10:01 Woodman's Hall Blues (John Carter) – 16:24 Abstractions For Three Lovers (John Carter) – 12:54 Circle (John Carter) – 14:46 Encounter (John Carter) (encore) – 07:32 Live at 'Middelheim Jazz', Antwerp, 16 August 1979 (?) The John Carter Quintet John Carter – clarinet Bobby Bradford – trumpet James Newton – flute Bob Stewart – tuba Phillip Wilson – drums B.L.'s Delight (John Carter) – 22:45 Petals (John Carter) – 07:57 Woodman's Hall Blues (John Carter) – 14:22 Abstractions For Three Lovers (John Carter) – 12:13 Circle (John Carter) – 13:38 Encounter (John Carter) – 07:11 Live in Rome, 16 August 1979 (?) John Carter and Bobby Bradford: The New Music A film directed by Peter Bull and Alex Gibney John Carter – clarinet Bobby Bradford – trumpet And She Speaks (John Carter) Circle (John Cater) Los Angeles, April 1980 The John Carter Trio John Carter – clarinet William Parker – bass Andrew Cyrille – drums [Unidentified] – 15:50 [Unidentified– 12:47 Recorded at Sweet Basil, New York, on 31 January 1985 as part of the 'Music is an Open Sky" series that ran through the mid-1980s. Rick Lopez's William Parker sessionography lists a recording of this group playing 'Sticks and Stones' (29:38) at Sweet Basil on this date. The John Carter Quintet John Carter – clarinet Bobby Bradford – trumpet Craig Harris – trombone Fred Hopkins – bass Andrew Cyrille – drums Announcement and Shedetude (Bobby Bradford) – 22:25 Announcement by John Carter – 1:11 Ode to the Flower Maiden (John Carter) – 9:54 Encounter (John Carter) – 21:09 Announcement – 0:41 Recorded at the Willisau Jazz Festival, Switzerland, 2 September 1989 My thanks to Andrea Gaggero for help and encouragement. Any copyrighted material on these pages is included as 'fair use', for the purpose of study, review or critical analysis only, and will be removed at the request of copyright owner(s).