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Ron Carter
real name Ronald Levin Carter
US jazz double-bassist
Ferndale, United States · b. 1937-05-04
Ron Carter is credited on 9,810 releases across 1,506 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
9,810
Credits
1,506
Albums
7
Decades active
1,246
In collections
Biography
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American bassist, cellist, and composer born May 4, 1937 in Ferndale, Michigan, USA
One of the most recorded bassists in history, he was elected to the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2012.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
9,810 releases · 1,506 albums · active 1960–2026
- Performance · 13,305
- Other credits · 161
- Production · 151
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · A&R Studios · Atlantic Studios · Electric Lady Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Bitches Brew
1970

The Low End Theory
1991

Maiden Voyage
1965

Paul Simon
1972

Baduizm
1997

Killing Me Softly
1973

Speak No Evil
1966

Spectrum
1973

First Take
1969

Pieces Of A Man
1971

Empyrean Isles
1964

Sorcerer
1967

Live-Evil
1971

Karma
1969

Quiet Fire
1971

The Bridge
1986

Miles Smiles
1967

The George Benson Collection
1981

Anthology: The Sounds Of Science
1999

Prelude
1973

The Incredible Jazz Guitar Of Wes Montgomery
1960

Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992

Nefertiti
1968

Miles In The Sky
1968
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