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Ronald (Ron) Carter

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 that instrument.

Some of his studio albums as a leader include: 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).

Birth and Death Data: Born May 4, 1937 (Ferndale)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1962

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 112429 8/1/1962 Moonlight becomes you Charlie Spivak Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 112430 8/1/1962 Blue star Charlie Spivak Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  
Decca 112431 8/1/1962 Moonglow Charlie Spivak Orchestra instrumentalist, string bass  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Carter, Ronald (Ron)," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/307458.

Carter, Ronald (Ron). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/307458.

"Carter, Ronald (Ron)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/307458

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