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Ron Carter
Sign in to saveAmerican jazz bassist, cellist, and composer (born 1937)
Person · Open Library
- 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
via Open Library + Wikidata
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
- Ron Carter Trio - at festival Jazz sous Les Pommiers — bass2011
- Miles Davis: Kind of Blue — Self2008
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1937
Discography
- Where?1961
- Uptown Conversation1969
- Blues Farm1973
- All Blues1974
- Anything Goes1975
- Spanish Blue1975
- Pastels1976
- Yellow & Green1976
- Piccolo1977
- A Song for You1978
Member of
- Miles Davis Quintet1963–1968
- The Great Jazz Trio1976–1978
- Joe Henderson Sextet
- Ron Carter "Golden Striker" Trio
- V.S.O.P.
- Classical Jazz Quartet
- Frank Morgan All Stars
- Three's Company
- The Great Quartet
- Ron Carter Trio
- McCoy Tyner Quartet
- Ron Carter Foursight Quartet
- The Master Trio
- Geri Allen Trio
- The Super Premium Band
- The Riverside Jazz Stars
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 133,339
- Total plays
- 919,056
Tags
Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double-bassist. His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history. Carter is also an acclaimed cellist who has recorded numerous times on that instrument. He was elected to the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2012. Carter was born in Ferndale, Michigan. He started to play cello at the age of 10 (1947), but when his family moved to Detroit, he ran into difficulties regarding the racial stereotyping of
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
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· 2018 · cited 10,810x
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· 2001 · cited 10,178x
- IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP
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Key facts
- Born
- Ronald Levin Carter , ( 1937-05-04 ) May 4, 1937 (age 89) , 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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.roncarter.net
- Image
- Ron plays.JPG
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Ron Carter
- date of birth
- 1937-05-04
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- birth name
- Ronald Levin Carter
- name in native language
- Ron Carter
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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).