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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.

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9,810

Credits

1,506

Albums

7

Decades active

1,246

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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.

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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

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