Ronald (Ron) Carter

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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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 April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/307458.

Carter, Ronald (Ron). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/307458.

"Carter, Ronald (Ron)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.