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roncarter.net “…his music embodies all the qualities that make jazz an enduring, vital art form.” –Stereo Review BASSIST RON CARTER is among the most original, prolific, and influential bassists in jazz history. His recording and performance career has earned him a place in the pantheon of jazz legends. He has recorded over 2200 albums, and has a Guinness world record to prove it! IN JAZZ: From 1963 to 1968, he was a member of the acclaimed Miles Davis Quintet. He can be heard on many iconic jazz records of the 60’s and 70’s such as Speak No Evil, Maiden Voyage, Speak Like a Child, Red Clay, Nefertiti and Miles Smiles, to name a few. Over his 60 year career, he has recorded with so many of the jazz greats: Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B.B. King, Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, Bobby Timmons, Eric Dolphy, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Chet Baker, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, Red Garland, Tommy Flanagan, Chick Corea, Hank Jones, McCoy Tyner Alice Coltrane, Bobby Hutcherson, Milt Jackson, Jimmy Smith, JJ Johnson, Hubert Laws, Herbie Hancock, Philly Joe Jones Wes Montgomery, George Benson, Jim Hall, Roberta Flack, Antonio Carlos Jobim and the Kronos Quartet, among others. IN OTHER GENRES: After leaving the quintet he embarked on a prolific 50-year freelance career that spanned vastly different music genres and continues to this day. He recorded with Aretha Franklin, appeared on the seminal hip-hop album Low End Theory with a Tribe Called Quest, wrote and recorded pieces for string quartets and Bach chorales for 2-8 basses and accompanied Danny Simmons on a spoken word album.
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