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Ronald Levin Carteris an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history.
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Ronald Levin Carteris 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 that 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).
3 Quotes by Ron Carter
- 1.
A good bassist determines the direction of any band.
Ron CarterAmerican jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
- 2.
I am from the planet of elegance.
Ron CarterAmerican jazz bassist, cellist, and composer
- 3.
I felt a responsibility to present a viable alternative to the popular electric sound.
Ron CarterAmerican jazz bassist, cellist, and composer