This article is about the jazz double-bassist. For other uses, see Ron Carter (disambiguation).
Ron Carter
Carter performing at Berkeley Jazz Festival in May 1980
Background information
Birth name
Ronald Levin Carter
Born
(1937-05-04) May 4, 1937 (age 87) Ferndale, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Jazz
Occupations
Musician
educator
Instruments
Double bass
cello
Piccolo bass
electric bass
Years active
1959–present
Labels
Blue Note
CTI
Embryo
Milestone
Prestige
Sunnyside
Formerly of
Miles Davis Quintet
The Tony Williams Lifetime
New York Jazz Quartet
The Great Jazz Trio
V.S.O.P.
Classical Jazz Quartet
Website
roncarterjazz.com
Musical artist
Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937)[1] is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history.[2] He has won three Grammy Awards,[3] and is also a cellist who has recorded numerous times on that instrument.[4] In addition to a solo career of more than 60 years, Carter is well-known for playing on numerous iconic Blue Note albums in the 1960s, as well as being the anchor of trumpeter Miles Davis's "Second Great Quintet" from 1963-1968.[5]
Beginning with Where? in 1961, Carter's studio albums as leader also include Uptown Conversation (1969), 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), Etudes (1982), The Golden Striker (2003), Dear Miles (2006), and Ron Carter's Great Big Band (2011).
^Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (1999). "Carter, Ron (Ronald Levin)". The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 115.
^Rachel Swatman (January 7, 2016). "Ron Carter earns world record as the most recorded jazz bassist in history". Guinness Book of World Records. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
^"Ron Carter". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
^Wynn, Ron. "Ron Carter Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
^"A tribute from the anchor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
(1982), The Golden Striker (2003), Dear Miles (2006), and RonCarter's Great Big Band (2011). Carter was born in Ferndale, Michigan. At the age of 10, he started...
This is the discography for American double bassist RonCarter. Nicholson, Stuart (December 2023 – January 2024). "Wes Montgomery/Wynton Kelly: Maximum...
the New York session introducing the rhythm section of Herbie Hancock, RonCarter and Tony Williams, who would become Davis' regular sidemen for the next...
Common (Muse, 1989 [1990]) - with RonCarter The Party (Muse, 1989 [1991]) Now's the Time (Muse, 1990) - with RonCarter Just Friends (Muse, 1990 [1992])...
had hired the core of the Second Quintet with Herbie Hancock on piano, RonCarter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums. Initially with George Coleman or...
as a bandleader and has performed with Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Simmons, RonCarter, Sam Rivers, Cassandra Wilson, Angela Bofill, Buckethead, Bill Laswell...
double bassist RonCarter for the song "Verses from the Abstract". Q-Tip stated, "We wanted that straight bass sound, and RonCarter is one of the premier...
featured tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist RonCarter, and drummer Tony Williams. Miles Smiles showcases Davis' deeper exploration...
Neapolitan and Spanish and is best known for her work with Lenny White, RonCarter, Gato Barbieri, Chick Corea, Wallace Roney, Patrice Rushen, Gil Goldstein...
to Heaven (1963), another commercial success that introduced bassist RonCarter, pianist Herbie Hancock, and drummer Tony Williams. After adding saxophonist...
retaining a familiar scale length and string spacing. In the early 1970s, RonCarter and Stanley Clarke were independently exploring the possibilities of stringing...
an album by the Jim Hall sextet, featuring Paul Desmond, Chet Baker, RonCarter, Steve Gadd and Roland Hanna. It was produced by Creed Taylor for his...
He has performed with Christian McBride, Herlin Riley, Brian Lynch, RonCarter, Jimmy Cobb, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Joe Lovano, Eddie Henderson, and George...
foray into jazz fusion, with Herbie Hancock playing electric piano and RonCarter playing electric bass guitar on opening track “Stuff”. Additionally, electric...
which reunited him with Philly Joe Jones, and he teamed up with bassist RonCarter. His later work tended to sound more modern and less polished than his...
keyboardists Larry Young and Alan Pasqua, and bassists Jack Bruce and RonCarter. The Tony Williams Lifetime was founded in 1969 as a power trio with John...
Records in 1971. Musicians include guitarist Gene Bertoncini, bassists RonCarter and Cecil McBee and drummer Billy Hart, along with multiple percussionists...
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