Ron Carter (born Ronald Levin Carter, May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on over 2,000 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history. Carter 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); and A Song for You (1978).
He was a member of the Miles Davis Quintet in the early 1960s, which also included Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and drummer Tony Williams. Carter joined Davis's group in 1963, appearing on the album Seven Steps to Heaven and the follow-up E.S.P.. Carter also performed on some of Hancock, Williams and Shorter's recordings during the sixties for Blue Note Records. He was a sideman on many Blue Note recordings of the era, playing with Sam Rivers, Freddie Hubbard, Duke Pearson, Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner, Andrew Hill, Horace Silver and many others. He was elected to the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2012. In 1993, he won a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Group and another Grammy in 1998 for "an instrumental composition for the film" Round Midnight.
Sir Ronald Powell "Ron" Carter ONZ KNZM (born 17 June 1935) is a retired New Zealand businessman.
Early life and family
Carter was born in Auckland in 1935, the son of Sybil Muriel (née Townsend) and Eric Powell Carter, a mechanic. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School from 1948. In 2013 he described his time at the school: "In all my days at school, although I was in a high-achieving class, I did not cross the platform once in my five years at Auckland Grammar to receive a class or a subject prize."
Carter then attended Auckland University College, graduating in 1958 with a Master of Engineering degree in civil engineering. His thesis was titled The effect of stress on the longitudinal wave velocity of an ultrasonic pulse in concrete.
Beca Group
Carter joined the Beca engineering company in 1959, becoming a partner in 1965 and managing director in 1986. He was chairman of the Beca group until 2002.
Corporate governance and other roles
Carter has been a member, director or chairperson of many boards, including:
Ron Carter (born 1937) is an American jazz double-bassist.
Ron Carter may also refer to:
Bags' Groove (PRLP 7109) is a jazz album by Miles Davis, released in 1957 by Prestige Records, compiling material from two 10" LPs recorded in 1954, plus two alternate takes.
Both takes of the title track come from a session on December 24, 1954, the first version having been previously released on Miles Davis All Stars, Volume 1 (PRLP 196). ("Bags" was vibraphonist Milt Jackson's nickname). The other tracks recorded during this session may be found on Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (PRLP 7150), and all of them are also featured on the compilation album Thelonious Monk: The Complete Prestige Recordings. The rest of the album was recorded earlier in the year, on June 29, and four of the tracks had already been released as Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins (PRLP 187), with the fifth being a previously unreleased alternate take.
The title track and the three compositions written by the young Sonny Rollins went on to become jazz standards. On "Oleo", Davis used the Harmon mute to obtain a peculiar sound: it was the first time it was used on a studio recording and it would become an important feature of his playing.
"Bags' Groove" is a jazz composition by Milt Jackson. It was first recorded by the Milt Jackson Quintet on Apr. 7, 1952 for Blue Note Records. Lou Donaldson, John Lewis, Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke were on that date. Next was the Mat Mathews quintet with Herbie Mann (July 6, 1953), Bud Powell (Sept. 1953), Mat Mathews again (Sept. 1, 1953), a bootleg version by the MJQ (Oct. 31, 1953), the Lighthouse All-Stars (Feb. 25, 1954), bassist Buddy Banks' quartet (with Bob Dorough and Roy Haynes in Oct. 1954) and then Jay Jay Johnson & Kai Winding (Dec. 3, 1954).
Perhaps the most famous recording was the one by Miles Davis's quintet in 1954. The recording was released on the 1957 album Bags' Groove. "Bags' Groove", along with "Oleo", "Doxy" and "Airegin" from the same album, has become a jazz standard.
The song was named for vibraphonist Milt Jackson's nickname "Bags".
Personnel
Ronald Carter (born March 14, 1958) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger.
Playing career
Carter played junior hockey for the Sherbrooke Castors of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League before being drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the second round of the 1978 NHL Entry Draft. His rights were acquired by the expansion Edmonton Oilers, and he played two games for the Oilers in the 1979–80 season. Those would be the only two games Carter would play in the National Hockey League, but he would go on to have a long career in minor professional leagues.
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Ronald "Ron" Carter Jr. (born August 31, 1956) is a retired American basketball player. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he played collegiately for the Virginia Military Institute. He was a guard.
Carter was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2nd round (26th pick overall) of the 1978 NBA Draft. He played for the Lakers (1978–79) and Indiana Pacers (1979–80) in the NBA for 59 games.
Carter has 4 children, 2 sons, Ronald Carter III and Paul M. Carter and 2 daughters Bria A. Carter and Brooke A. Carter. Ronald Carter III was a 2-time NCAA All-American triple jumper while attended California State University, Long Beach. Paul Carter played collegiate basketball at the University of Illinois at Chicago and plays professionally in Europe.
Ron Carter is currently the city manager of Benton Harbor, Michigan.
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ALBUMS
- Cocktails at the Cotton Club released: 2013
- Etudes released: 2013
- San Sebastian released: 2013
- Ron Carter's Great Big Band released: 2011
- The World of Ron Carter released: 2009
- Afrodesia released: 2009
- Jazz & Bossa released: 2008
- Hear, O Israel - A Prayer Ceremony in Jazz released: 2008
- Just Between Friends released: 2008
- The Next Level released: 2008
- It's the Time released: 2007
- Uptown Conversation released: 2007
- Dear Miles, released: 2006
- Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian released: 2006
- New York Cool: Live at the Blue Note released: 2005
- Guitar & Bass released: 2004
- In New York released: 2004
- Apres Un Reve released: 2003
- Songs For You released: 2003
- The Golden Striker released: 2003
- Entre Amigos released: 2003
- Dialogues released: 2002
- 4 Generations of Miles released: 2002
- Holiday in Rio released: 2001
- Telepathy-Live at Village West / Telephone released: 2001
- Stardust released: 2001
- When Skies Are Grey released: 2000
- Orfeu released: 1999
- We'll Soon Find Out released: 1999
- Parade released: 1998
- So What released: 1998
- Brandenburg Concerto released: 1997
- Down Home released: 1997
- Mr. Bow-Tie released: 1995
- Jazz, My Romance released: 1994
- A Tribute to Miles Davis released: 1994
- Twenty One released: 1994
- Friends released: 1993
- Ron Carter Meets Bach released: 1992
- Panamanhattan released: 1991
- Where? released: 1991
- Eight Plus released: 1990
- Daddy Nostalgie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) released: 1990
- Something in Common released: 1990
- Birdology - Live at the TBB Jazzz Festival released: 1989
- Duets released: 1989
- I'm Walkin' released: 1988
- All Alone released: 1988
- Very Well released: 1987
- This Is for You John released: 1987
- The Puzzle released: 1986
- Walton, Carter & DeJohnette released: 1986
- Ron Carter released: 1985
- This Bud's for You... released: 1985
- Carnaval released: 1983
- The Master Trio released: 1983
- Parfait released: 1982
- Heart & Soul released: 1982
- Herbie Hancock Trio With Ron Carter + Tony Williams released: 1981
- Le Choix des armes released: 1981
- Super Strings released: 1981
- Pick 'em released: 1980
- Empire Jazz released: 1980
- New York Slick released: 1980
- Mirror, Mirror released: 1980
- Tender Variations - Original Soundtrack aus dem Film "Der Windhund" released: 1979
- 1 + 3 released: 1979
- Milestone Jazzstars in Concert released: 1979
- Lonnie Smith featuring George Benson, Ron Carter released: 1979
- A Song for You released: 1978
- Crossings released: 1978
- Third Plane released: 1977
- Pastels released: 1976
- Yellow & Green released: 1976
- Anything Goes released: 1975
- Spanish Blue released: 1975
- All Blues released: 1974
- Blues Farm released: 1973
- All Members released: 1961
- Tatum, Carter, Bellson released: 1954
- The Trio released:
- Live at Village West released:
- Peg Leg released:
- Alone Together released:
- Houston Person & Ron Carter - The Complete Muse Sessions (Something in Common) released:
- The Bass and I released:
- Patrão released:
Daddy Nostalgie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Released 1990- These Foolish Things
- Le Rêve de Caroline
- Caroline et Daddy font l'école buissonnière
- Il y a toujours la tendresse
- Je pense au passé et j'éclate de rire
- Nous sommes doués pour le bonheur toi et moi
- These Foolish Things
- Les souvenirs de Michel
- La douceur de vivre est si périssable
- Les Grilles du jardin
- These Foolish Things