Ron Carter

American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer (born 1937)

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Born: 1932
Works: 38

Top works

Penguin guide to English literature
Blackfoot Moonshine Rebellion of 1892
The Beecher incident
The Blackfoot Moonshine Rebellion of 1881
The Blackfoot Moonshine Rebellion of 1892

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Film & TV

Acting

Known for

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You — Self2023
'Round Miles: A Miles Davis Documentary — Himself2022
Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes — Self2022
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando — Self2020
March 1, 2020 - Ron Carter New Foursight Quartet in concert2020
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool — Self - Musician2019
It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story — Self2018
Miles Davis: Around Midnight — Bass2011

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Article

Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy Awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded numerous times on the instrument. 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.

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).