Ron Carter & Ricky Dillard: Sweet, Sweet Spirit 1CD ETJSAU-140.1 The Music is the Magic

The Music is the Magic 4

and bassist Jymie Merritt

and ensemble balance

Rise and Shine

The Detroit native had moved to New York and begun to garner recognition for his contributions to the Art Blakey-Horace Silver co-led iteration of the Jazz Messengers as well as Bud Powell’s trio when Wilson decided to give him the opportunity to front his own recording date

Ron Carter & Ricky Dillard: Sweet, Sweet Spirit 1CD ETJSAU-140.1 The Music is the MagicBlue Note, 2026 The official CD of Ron Carter and Ricky Dillard's album Sweet, Sweet Spirit. Legendary in the genres of Jazz and Gospel music, the "Maestro" Ron Carter and the "Choirmaster" Ricky Dillard present a unique hybrid album never done before. A tribute to Carter's late mother, "Sweet, Sweet Spirit" is a collection of her favorite hymns that fuse the powerful history of Gospel music with the skilled notes and crafted bass lines in Jazz. This