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Ron Carter
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Ron Carter from Michigan first studied cello and classical double bass, but found that there was little room for a Black bassist in the orchestras of the time. He switched to jazz. From 1963 to 1968 he played in the second quintet of Miles Davis, with Herbie Hancock and Tony Williams. That rhythm section played freely and flexibly, and could change tempo and mood in the middle of a piece. Carter is the bassist who has played on the most jazz records; the Guinness Book of Records named him in 2015 the most recorded jazz bassist. In 1991 he played on The Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest.
Listening
Freedom Jazz Dance · Miles Davis, 1966
Saguaro · Ron Carter Quartet, 1977
Verses from the Abstract · A Tribe Called Quest (met Ron Carter), 1991
Discography
Studio albums
- 1954Tatum, Carter, Bellson
- 1961All Members
- 1961Where?
- 1969Uptown Conversation
- 1973Blues Farm
- 1974All Blues
- 1975Anything Goes
- 1975Spanish Blue
- 1976Pastels
- 1976Yellow & Green
- 1978A Song for You
- 1978Crossings
- 1978Peg Leg
- 1978Third Plane
- 1979Lonnie Smith featuring George Benson, Ron Carter
- 1979New York Slick
- 1979Parade
- 1979Tender Variations - Original Soundtrack aus dem Film "Der Windhund" (soundtrack)
- 1980Empire Jazz
- 1980Mirror, Mirror
- 1980Pick 'em
- 1981Herbie Hancock Trio with Ron Carter + Tony Williams
- 1981I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 28
- 1981Le Choix des armes (soundtrack)
- 1981Patrão
- 1981Super Strings
- 1982Heart & Soul
- 1982Parfait
- 1983Etudes
- 1983Walton, Carter & DeJohnette
- 1985Ron Carter
- 1985The Man With The Bass
- 1985This Bud’s for You…
- 1987Cedar Walton Plays
- 1987This Is for You John
- 1987Very Well
- 1988All Alone
- 1988I'm Walkin'
- 1988In a Jazz Tradition
- 1988Standard Bearer
- 1989Brilliant Corners
- 1989Duets
- 1990Daddy Nostalgie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (soundtrack)
- 1990Eight Plus
- 1990Something in Common
- 1991Panamanhattan
- 1992Loose Blues
- 1992Ron Carter Meets Bach
- 1993Friends
- 1993Now's the Time
- 1994A Tribute to Miles
- 1994Jazz, My Romance
- 1994Twenty One
- 1995Akioustically Sound
- 1995Essence of Funk
- 1995Mr. Bow-Tie
- 1995Primal Blue
- 1995Round Up the Usual Suspects
- 1997Brandenburg Concerto
- 1997Down Home
- 1997The Bass and I
- 1999Orfeu
- 1999We'll Soon Find Out
- 2000When Skies Are Grey
- 2001Holiday in Rio
- 2001Stardust
- 2002Dialogues
- 2003Apres Un Reve
- 2003Entre Amigos
- 2003Patch Kit
- 2003Ron Carter Plays Bach
- 2003The Golden Striker
- 2004In New York
- 2006Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian
- 2007Dear Miles,
- 2007It's the Time
- 2008Jazz & Bossa
- 2008Just Between Friends
- 2008The Next Level
- 2009The World of Ron Carter
- 2011Ron Carter's Great Big Band
- 2013Gerry Gibbs Thrasher Dream Trio
- 2013San Sebastian
- 2014In Memory Of Jim
- 2015My Personal Songbook
- 2016Chemistry
- 2016We’ll Be Together Again
- 2017Golden Striker (deluxe edition)
- 2018Masters Legacy Series Volume 2
- 2018Remember Love
- 2018Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
- 2020Foursight: The Complete Stockholm Tapes
- 2021Polaris
- 2021Remembering Bob Freedman
- 2021Skyline
- 2022Finding the Right Notes (soundtrack)
- 2023Bitter Head
- 2023Grand Company
- 2026Sweet, Sweet Spirit
- ?Duets
Other work
- 1965E.S.P. · Miles Davis Quintet
- 1966Miles Smiles · Miles Davis Quintet
- 1991The Low End Theory · A Tribe Called Quest
In School of Rock
The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.
- Jazz MapNL Map
- After Hours: Session 3NL Reader
- After Hours: Session 4NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- Jazz rap Genre
A Tribe Called Quest built The Low End Theory (1991) on jazz samples and had the bassist Ron Carter play on it.