Ron Carter

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
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.