Ron Carter

Ron Carter
Carter performing at Berkeley Jazz Festival in May 1980
Carter performing at Berkeley Jazz Festival in May 1980
Background information
Birth nameRonald Levin Carter
Born (1937-05-04) May 4, 1937 (age 87)
Ferndale, Michigan, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupations
  • Musician
  • educator
Instruments
Years active1959–present
Labels
Formerly of
Websiteroncarterjazz.com

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).

  1. ^ Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (1999). "Carter, Ron (Ronald Levin)". The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 115.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Ron Carter". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Ron Carter Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "A tribute from the anchor". Los Angeles Times. August 11, 2007. Retrieved April 23, 2024.