Meet Ron Carter
RON CARTER is among the most original, prolific, and influential bassists in jazz history.
Get To Know Sir Ron Carter, The Most Recorded Jazz Bassist in USA.
RON CARTER is among the most original, prolific, and influential bassists in jazz history, with more than 2,200 albums to his credit, an accomplishment honored in the 2015 Guinness Book of World Records. He has recorded with greats including: Tommy Flanagan, Gil Evans, Lena Horne, Bill Evans, B.B. King, the Kronos Quartet, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, and Bobby Timmons, Jaki Byard, Eric Dolphy and Cannonball Adderley.
From 1963 to 1968, Ron was a member of the classic and acclaimed Miles Davis Quintet. He was named Outstanding Bassist of the Decade by the Detroit News, Jazz Bassist of the Year by Downbeat magazine, and MVP by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He earned two Grammy awards, one in 1993 for Best Jazz Instrumental Group, and another in 1998 for Call Sheet Blues from the film Round Midnight.
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In 2014, Ron received the medallion and title of Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, France’s premier cultural award, by the French Minister of Culture.
A best- selling author, Carter’s books include Building Jazz Bass Lines and his autobiography Finding The Right Notes, available in print as well as an audio book read by the Maestro himself. In 2016 he published Ron Carter’s Comprehensive Bass Method, an advanced level book pioneering the use of QR codes to demonstrate technique in printed books.
Additionally, Ron authored The Ron Carter Songbook, a collection of 121 original compositions including classic hits such as Little Waltz, For Toddler’s Only, Loose Change.
2018 saw the publication of Behind the Changes, another groundbreaking book where Carter shows how he “changes the changes” with each new chorus, with a clear roadmap to how any bassist can do it with proper practice.
Ron teaches frequently at master classes around the world. He has also received five honorary doctorates, most recently from The Juilliard School.
Ron continues to tour worldwide, with his trio, quartet, nonet and big band, playing to sold-out crowds across Europe, Asia, and South America.
Finding the Right Notes Paperback & E Book
Every jazz fan and every jazz musician shoul have this stunning autobiography of Maestro Ron Carter. Also every classical, Brazilian and hip-hop musician. Anyone who loves music at all. It’s a core part of the Ron Carter library.
Filled with rare photos, it’s part jazz history, part American history, and all Carter history. 445 pages including lots of historic photos. A detailed trip through his life including:
Childhood in Ferndale, MI when he got his first aluminum cello from his public school
The Miles Davis Years
The recording years as a freelancer with the most influential musicians in multiple genres
World tours with his many different groups
Classical music and the Nonet
Written by Dan Ouellette
Finding the Right Notes – USB Disc or Instant Download
Every jazz fan and every jazz musician should listen to this stunning autobiography of Maestro Ron Carter. Also every classical, Brazilian and hip-hop musician. Anyone who loves music at all.
Read by the Maestro himself in that famous mellifluous voice, It’s part jazz history, part American history, and all Carter history.
A core part of the Ron Carter Library it’s a detailed trip through his life including:
Childhood in Ferndale, MI when he got his first aluminum cello from his public school
The Miles Davis Years *The recording years as a free lancer with the most influential musicians in multiple genres
World tours with his many different groups
Classical music and the Nonet The list goes on….
The book is 12.5 hours with musical intros to each chapter. Choose between instant download or USB Card with an elegant stainless steel look and Mr. Carter’s printed autograph.
Written by Dan Ouellette
From The Critics
– Jazziz
“… one of the most soulful upright players around.”
– The San Francisco Bay Guardian
“… one of jazz’s most venerable bassists.”
– Jazz Times
“[Carter] has proven through many years of performing and recording why he is a true legend.”
– Bass Frontiers
“Ron Carter has become the Mercedes-Benz of bass players.”
– Stereo Review