Ron Carter

Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy Awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded numerous times on the instrument. In addition to a solo career of more than 60 years, Carter is well-known for playing on numerous iconic Blue Note albums in the 1960s, as well as being the anchor of trumpeter Miles Davis's "Second Great Quintet" from 1963-1968.

Beginning with ''Where?'' in 1961, Carter's studio albums as leader also include ''Uptown Conversation'' (1969), ''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), ''A Song for You'' (1978), ''Etudes'' (1982), ''The Golden Striker'' (2003), ''Dear Miles'' (2006), and ''Ron Carter's Great Big Band'' (2011). Provided by Wikipedia