Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

double bassist The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox additions such as the octobass). Simila ...

. 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 The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 ...

who has recorded numerous times on that instrument. Some of his studio albums as a leader include: ''

Blues Farm ''Blues Farm'' is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey in 1973 and released on the CTI label.All Blues'' (1973), '' Spanish Blue'' (1974), ''

Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap ant ...

'' (1975), '' Yellow & Green'' (1976), ''

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'' (1976), ''

Piccolo The piccolo ( ; Italian for 'small') is a half-size flute and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. Sometimes referred to as a "baby flute" the modern piccolo has similar fingerings as the standard transverse flute, but the so ...

'' (1977), '' Third Plane'' (1977), ''

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'' (1978), '' A Song for You'' (1978), ''Etudes'' (1982), ''The Golden Striker'' (2003), ''Dear Miles'' (2006), and ''Ron Carter's Great Big Band'' (2011).

Early life

Carter was born in

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. He started to play

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

at the age of 10, and switched to bass while in high school. He earned a B.A. in music from the

Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman. It offers Bachelor of Music (B.M ...

(1959) and a master's degree in music from the

Manhattan School of Music The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition, as well as a bachelor's in mu ...

(1961). Carter's first jobs as a jazz musician were playing bass with

Chico Hamilton Foreststorn "Chico" Hamilton (September 20, 1921 – November 25, 2013) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He came to prominence as sideman for Lester Young, Gerry Mulligan, Count Basie, and Lena Horne. Hamilton became a bandleader, ...

in 1959, followed by freelance work with

Jaki Byard John Arthur "Jaki" Byard (; June 15, 1922 – February 11, 1999) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger. Mainly a pianist, he also played tenor and alto saxophones, among several other instruments. He was known for hi ...

Cannonball Adderley Julian Edwin "Cannonball" Adderley (September 15, 1928August 8, 1975) was an American jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Adderley is perhaps best remembered for the 1966 soul jazz single "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", whi ...

Randy Weston Randolph Edward "Randy" Weston (April 6, 1926 – September 1, 2018) was an American jazz pianist and composer whose creativity was inspired by his ancestral African connection. Weston's piano style owed much to Duke Ellington and Thelonious M ...

Bobby Timmons Robert Henry Timmons (December 19, 1935 – March 1, 1974) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was a sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two periods (July 1958 to September 1959; February 1960 to June 1961), between which he w ...

, and

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. One of his first recorded appearances was on Hamilton alumnus

Eric Dolphy Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. (June 20, 1928 – June 29, 1964) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, bass clarinetist and flautist. On a few occasions, he also played the clarinet and piccolo. Dolphy was one of several multi-instrumentalists to gai ...

's ''

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'', recorded on August 15, 1960, and featuring George Duvivier on bass,

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on drums, and Carter on cello. The album's advanced harmonies and concepts were in step with the

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movement. In early October 1960, Carter recorded ''

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'' with

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, and on June 20, 1961, he recorded '' Where?'', his first album as a leader, featuring

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on alto sax, flute, and bass clarinet;

Mal Waldron Malcolm Earl "Mal" Waldron (August 16, 1925 – December 2, 2002) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He started playing professionally in New York in 1950, after graduating from college. In the following dozen years or so Wa ...

on piano; Charlie Persip on drums; and Duvivier playing basslines on tracks where Carter played cello.

Career

1960s–1980s

Carter was a member of the second

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in the mid 1960s, which also included

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Wayne Shorter Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he joined Miles Davi ...

and drummer Tony Williams. Carter joined Davis's group in 1963, appearing on the album ''

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'', and the follow-up '' E.S.P.'', the latter being the first album to feature only the full quintet. It also featured three of Carter's compositions (the only time he contributed compositions to Davis's group). He stayed with Davis until 1968 (when he was replaced by

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), and participated in a couple of studio sessions with Davis in 1969 and 1970. Although he played

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occasionally during this era of early

jazz-rock fusion Jazz fusion (also known as fusion and progressive jazz) is a music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric guitars, amplifiers, and keyb ...

, he has subsequently stopped playing that instrument, and in the 2000s plays only double bass. Carter also performed on some of Hancock, Williams and Shorter's recordings during the 1960s for

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. He was a

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on many Blue Note recordings of the era, playing with Sam Rivers,

Freddie Hubbard Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives fo ...

Duke Pearson Columbus Calvin "Duke" Pearson Jr. (August 17, 1932 – August 4, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. ''Allmusic'' describes him as having a "big part in shaping the Blue Note label's hard bop direction in the 1960s as a record produ ...

Lee Morgan Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's '' Blue Train'' (1 ...

McCoy Tyner Alfred McCoy Tyner (December 11, 1938March 6, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet (from 1960 to 1965) and his long solo career afterwards. He was an NEA Jazz Master and five-time Gram ...

, Andrew Hill,

Horace Silver Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sc ...

, and others. He also played on soul-pop star

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's album '' First Take''. After leaving Davis, Carter was for several years a mainstay of

CTI Records CTI Records (Creed Taylor Incorporated) is a jazz record label founded in 1967 by Creed Taylor. CTI was a subsidiary of A&M before becoming independent in 1970. Its first album was '' A Day in the Life'' by guitarist Wes Montgomery in 1967. Th ...

, making albums under his own name and also appearing on many of the label's records with a diverse range of other musicians. Notable musical partnerships in the 1970s and 1980s included

Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent l ...

Houston Person Houston Person (born November 10, 1934) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. Although he has performed in the hard bop and swing genres, he is most experienced in and best known for his work in soul jazz. He received the ...

Hank Jones Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored ...

, Gabor Szabo and Cedar Walton. During the 1970s he was a member of the

New York Jazz Quartet The New York Jazz Quartet was founded by pianist Roland Hanna. First consisting of flautist Hubert Laws, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Billy Cobham, in 1974 the lineup changed to Frank Wess, bassist George Mraz, and drummer Ben Riley. Richie P ...

. In 1986, Carter played double bass on " Big Man on Mulberry Street" on

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's album '' The Bridge''.

1990s–2000s

In 1987, Carter won a Grammy for "an instrumental composition for the film" '' Round Midnight''. In 1994, he won another

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for Best Jazz Instrumental Group for a tribute album to Miles Davis. He appears on the

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group

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's influential album '' The Low End Theory'' on a track called "Verses from the Abstract". He appeared as a member of the jazz combo

the Classical Jazz Quartet The Classical Jazz Quartet was a jazz quartet that existed in the early 2000s. It consisted of four established jazz performers playing classical music interpretations written, arranged and produced by Bob Belden and Suzanne Severini. In this ...

. In 1994, Carter appeared on the

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's compilation album, '' Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool''. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African-American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by ''

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''. In 2001, Carter collaborated with Black Star and John Patton to record "Money Jungle" for the

's compilation album, ''

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'', a tribute to

Duke Ellington Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based ...

. Carter is a Distinguished

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of the music department of

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, having taught there for 20 years, and received an honorary doctorate from the

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...

in spring 2005. He joined the faculty of the

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in New York City in 2008, teaching bass in the school's Jazz Studies program. Carter made an appearance in Robert Altman's 1996 film, '' Kansas City''. The end credits feature him and fellow bassist

Christian McBride Christian McBride (born May 31, 1972) is an American jazz bassist, composer and arranger. He has appeared on more than 300 recordings as a sideman, and is an eight-time Grammy Award winner. McBride has performed and recorded with a number of j ...

duetting on "

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". Carter sits on the advisory committee of the board of directors of The

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and on the Honorary Founder's Committee. Carter has worked with the Jazz Foundation since its inception to save the homes and the lives of America's elderly jazz and blues musicians including musicians that survived

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.Pt. 2 Jazz Angels Jazz Foundation of America's Wendy Oxenhorn on HammondCast KYOURADIO. Carter appeared as himself in an episode of the HBO series '' Treme'' entitled "What Is New Orleans". His authorized biography, ''Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes'', () by Dan Ouellette, was published by ArtistShare in 2008.

2010s and later

In 2010, Carter was honored with France's premier cultural award, the medallion and title of Commander of the

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. Carter was elected to the ''

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'' Jazz Hall of Fame in 2012. In August 2021, Carter was the featured guest in a 47-minute video interview with

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and musician

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. In November 2021, the Japanese government honored Carter with

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. Japanese officials credited Carter with helping to popularize jazz in Japan and facilitating cultural exchange. In April 2022 Carter sat in with Bob Weir at Radio City Music Hall. In May 2022, Carter celebrated his birthday by releasing a

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recorded at the

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featuring Russell Malone and

Donald Vega Donald Vega is a Nicaraguan-born American jazz pianist and music composer. Early life Vega was born in Masaya, Nicaragua, a town well known for its handicrafts. He was born with a severe cleft palate, for which he has had many surgeries to cor ...

Discography

* '' Where?'' (New Jazz, 1961) * '' Uptown Conversation'' (

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, 1969) * '' Alone Together'' (

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, 1972) with Jim Hall * ''

Blues Farm ''Blues Farm'' is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey in 1973 and released on the CTI label.CTI, 1973) * '' All Blues'' (CTI, 1973) * '' Spanish Blue'' (CTI, 1974) * ''

'' (

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, 1975) * '' Yellow & Green'' (CTI, 1976) * ''

'' (Milestone, 1976) * ''

'' (Milestone, 1977) * '' Third Plane'' (Milestone, 1977) * ''

'' (Milestone, 1978) * '' A Song for You'' (Milestone, 1978) * ''

1 + 3 ''1 + 3'' is a live album by bassist Ron Carter which was recorded in Tokyo in 1978 and released on the Japanese JVC label the following year.JVC JVC (short for Japan Victor Company) is a Japanese brand owned by JVCKenwood corporation. Founded in 1927 as the Victor Talking Machine Company of Japan and later as , the company is best known for introducing Japan's first televisions and for ...

, 1978) * '' Carnaval'' (

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, 1983) with

, Sadao Watanabe and Tony Williams – recorded in 1978 * '' Pick 'Em'' (Milestone, 1980) – recorded in 1978 * ''

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'' (Milestone, 1979) * ''

New York Slick ''New York Slick'' is an album by bassist Ron Carter which was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in 1979 and released on the Milestone label the following year.Patrão ''Patrão'' is an album by bassist Ron Carter which was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in 1980 and released on the Milestone label the following year.

'' (Milestone, 1980) * ''

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'' (Milestone, 1982) – recorded in 1980 * ''

Empire Jazz ''Empire Jazz'' is an album by bassist Ron Carter featuring jazz interpretations of five of John Williams' themes from ''The Empire Strikes Back'' which was recorded in 1980 and released on the RSO label.RSO, 1980) * '' Super Strings'' (Milestone, 1981) * '' Heart & Soul'' ( Timeless, 1981) with Cedar Walton * '' Etudes'' ( Elektra/Musician, 1982) * '' Live at Village West'' (

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, 1984) with Jim Hall – recorded in 1982 * ''

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'' (Concord Jazz, 1984) with Jim Hall * '' All Alone'' (

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, 1988) * ''

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'' (

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, 1990) with

– recorded in 1989 * ''

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'' (EmArcy, 1989) with

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* '' Now's the Time'' (Muse, 1990) with Houston Person * ''

Eight Plus ''Eight Plus'' is an album by bassist Ron Carter's Nonet recorded in 1990 and originally released on the Japanese Victor label. Reception The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson observed "On this album he heads a fairly standard quintet that featur ...

'' (Victor (Japan), 1990) * '' Panamanhattan'' ( Dreyfus Jazz, 1991) with Richard Galliano – recorded in 1990 * ''

Mr. Bow-tie ''Mr. Bow-tie'' is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded in 1995 and originally released on the Japanese Somethin' Else label with a US release on Blue Note Records.The Bass and I'' (Somethin' Else, 1997) * '' So What?'' (Somethin' Else, 1998) * ''

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'' (Somethin' Else, 1999) * '' When Skies Are Grey...'' (Somethin' Else, 2000) * ''

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'' (

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, 2000) with Houston Person – recorded in 2000 * '' Stardust'' (Somethin' Else, 2001) * ''

The Golden Striker ''The Golden Striker'' (subtitled ''Music for Brass & Piano by John Lewis Conducted & Played by the Composer'') is an album in the third stream music genre composed by John Lewis recorded for the Atlantic label in 1960.Just Between Friends ''Just Between Friends'' is a 1986 American drama film about two women whose friendship is tested by tragedy. The film was written, produced and directed by Allan Burns, and it stars Mary Tyler Moore, Christine Lahti, Ted Danson and Sam Watersto ...

'' (HighNote, 2008) with Houston Person – recorded in 2005 * ''

Dear Miles ''Dear Miles'' is an album by American bassist Ron Carter recorded in 2006 and originally released on the Japanese Somethin' Else label with a US release on Blue Note Records. Reception The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow said "''Dear Miles'' is a ...

'' (Somethin' Else, 2006) * ''

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'' (HighNote, 2016) with Houston Person – recorded in 2015 * ''An Evening with Ron Carter and Richard Galliano'' (In+Out, 2017) with Richard Galliano * '' Remember Love'' (HighNote, 2018) with Houston Person

Filmography

* 2003: ''Ron Carter & Art Farmer: Live at Sweet Basil'' with Cedar Walton and

Billy Higgins Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop. Biography Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, be ...

* 2002: ''Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane!'' with Ron Carter and

Billy Cobham William Emanuel Cobham Jr. (born May 16, 1944) is a Panamanian Americans, Panamanian–American jazz drummer who came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. He was indu ...

* 2019: '' Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool'' * 2022: '' Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes''

References

External links

Ron Carter Library Official Website

DTM Interview 1

DTM Interview 2

2006 Interview with Ron Carter
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Ron Carter Interview — NAMM Oral History Library (2005)
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