Ron Carter

Ron Carter
Ron Carter
	Carter performing at Berkeley Jazz Festival in May 1980
Background information
Birth name	Ronald Levin Carter
Born	May 4, 1937; Ferndale, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupations	Musician; educator;
Instruments	Double bass; cello; Piccolo bass; electric bass;
Years active	1960–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

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).

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