Ron Carter
- Instrument:
- Bass
- Styles:
- Post Bop, Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Bop, Jazz-Funk, Fusion, Modal, Cool Jazz, Latin Jazz
Best Ron Carter Albums
Leader albums ranked by reissues and demand.
Quartet
Herbie Hancock
1982
Columbia
In Concert Volume One
Freddie Hubbard / Stanley Turrentine With Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette, Eric Gale
1974
Anything Goes
Ron Carter
1975
Kudu
Bob Brookmeyer And Friends
Bob Brookmeyer
1965
Columbia
In Concert Volume Two
Herbie Hancock / Freddie Hubbard / Stanley Turrentine / Ron Carter / Jack DeJohnette / Eric Gale
1974
Timeline
Key Ron Carter studio albums by decade, with the labels and styles that define each period.
| Decade | Key albums | Labels | Styles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s |
| Jazzland, New Jazz, Columbia, Audio Fidelity | Hard Bop, Post Bop, Bop |
| 1970s |
| CTI Records, Groove Merchant, Kudu | Post Bop, Jazz-Funk, Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz |
| 1980s |
| RSO, MPS Records, Elektra Musician, Columbia, Blue Note | Contemporary Jazz, Post Bop, Modal, Soul-Jazz |
| 1990s |
| Muse Records, Chesky Records, Blue Moon, Qwest Records, Blue Note | Contemporary Jazz, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Fusion |
| 2000s |
| Kang & Music, Chesky Records, Blue Note, Nonesuch | Contemporary Jazz, Classical, Bossa Nova, Bop |
| 2010s |
| Sunnyside, In+Out Records, HighNote Records, Inc., Cellar Live | Bop, Post Bop, Big Band, Swing |
| 2020s |
| In+Out Records, SMK Jazz, 5Passion, Jojo Records | Post Bop, Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Soundtrack |
Albums by Style
Top albums grouped by style.
Post Bop
Where?
Ron Carter
1962
New Jazz
Contemporary Jazz
Empire Jazz
Ron Carter
1980
RSO
Skyline
Ron Carter
2021
5Passion
1 + 3
Ron Carter
1979
JVC
Eight Plus
The Ron Carter Nonet
1990
Seoul Records
Bop
Similar Artists
Artists with similar styles and catalogs.
Ron Carter Discography
Ron Carter studio albums as leader and sideman.
Total: 700 releases
| Artist | Album | Label | Leader/Sideman | Style | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Blakey, Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones, "Philly" Joe Jones | Gretsch Drum Night At Birdland | Roulette | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1960 |
| Ernie Wilkins | The Big New Band Of The 60's | Everest | Sideman | Swing | 1960 |
| Yusef Lateef | The Three Faces Of Yusef Lateef | Riverside Records | Sideman | 1960 | |
| Don Ellis | ...How Time Passes... | Candid | Sideman | Post Bop | 1961 |
| The Riverside Jazz Stars, Blue Mitchell, Jimmy Heath, The Bobby Timmons Trio | A Jazz Version Of Kean | Riverside Records | Sideman | 1961 | |
| Don Sleet, Jimmy Heath, Wynton Kelly, Jimmy Cobb, Ron Carter | All Members | Jazzland | Leader | Hard Bop | 1961 |
| Charlie Persip's Jazz Statesmen | Charles Persip And The Jazz Statesmen | Bethlehem Records | Sideman | Bop | 1961 |
| Howard McGhee | Dusty Blue | Bethlehem Records | Sideman | Post Bop | 1961 |
| The Rocky Boyd Quintet | Ease It | Jazztime | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1961 |
| Art Blakey, Charlie Persip, Elvin Jones, "Philly" Joe Jones | Gretsch Drum Night At Birdland Vol. 2 | Roulette | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1961 |
| Jaki Byard | Here's Jaki | New Jazz | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1961 |
| Don Ellis | New Ideas | New Jazz | Sideman | Free Jazz | 1961 |
| Coleman Hawkins, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis | Night Hawk | Prestige Swingville | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1961 |
| Booker Little | Out Front | Candid | Sideman | Hard Bop | 1961 |
| Gil Evans And His Orchestra | Out Of The Cool | Impulse! | Sideman | Post Bop | 1961 |
| Eric Dolphy | Out There | New Jazz | Sideman | Free Jazz | 1961 |
| Cecil Payne | Performing Charlie Parker Music | Charlie Parker Records | Sideman | Bop | 1961 |
| Wes Montgomery | So Much Guitar! | Riverside Records | Sideman | Soul-Jazz | 1961 |
| Coleman Hawkins | The Hawk Relaxes | Moodsville | Sideman | Bop | 1961 |
| The Kai Winding Trombones | The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones | Impulse! | Sideman | Post Bop | 1961 |
Ron Carter Collaborations
Players they worked with most often, as leader and as sideman.
As Leader
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Kenny Barron | Piano | 19 |
| Billy Cobham | Drums | 12 |
| Anthony Williams | Drums | 11 |
| Herbie Hancock | Piano | 10 |
| Lewis Nash | Drums | 9 |
| Grady Tate | Drums | 8 |
| Hubert Laws | Flute | 8 |
| Jack DeJohnette | Drums | 8 |
| Cedar Walton | Piano | 8 |
| Ralph MacDonald | Percussion | 7 |
As Sideman
| Musician | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Herbie Hancock | Piano | 124 |
| Anthony Williams | Drums | 116 |
| Grady Tate | Drums | 76 |
| Miles Davis | Trumpet | 64 |
| Wayne Shorter | Tenor Saxophone | 61 |
| Hubert Laws | Flute | 60 |
| Freddie Hubbard | Trumpet | 56 |
| Airto Moreira | Percussion | 49 |
| Billy Cobham | Drums | 43 |
| Jack DeJohnette | Drums | 41 |
Styles & Genres Distribution
Style and genre mix across their releases.
Styles
| Style | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Post Bop | 138 | 5.4% |
| Hard Bop | 101 | 4% |
| Soul-Jazz | 95 | 3.7% |
| Contemporary Jazz | 92 | 3.6% |
| Bop | 71 | 2.8% |
| Jazz-Funk | 65 | 2.5% |
| Fusion | 64 | 2.5% |
| Modal | 47 | 1.8% |
| Cool Jazz | 39 | 1.5% |
| Latin Jazz | 34 | 1.3% |
Genres
| Genre | Releases | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 662 | 26% |
| Funk / Soul | 57 | 2.2% |
| Latin | 34 | 1.3% |
| Pop | 24 | 0.9% |
| Rock | 20 | 0.8% |
| Classical | 13 | 0.5% |
| Folk | 12 | 0.5% |
| World | 12 | 0.5% |
| & Country | 12 | 0.5% |
| Blues | 10 | 0.4% |
Top Labels
Labels with the most releases in their catalog.
| Label | Releases |
|---|---|
| Blue Note | 60 |
| CTI Records | 43 |
| Milestone | 37 |
| Columbia | 35 |
| Verve Records | 27 |
| Atlantic | 24 |
| A&M Records | 20 |
| Impulse! | 17 |
| Prestige | 17 |
| Kudu | 15 |
Key Personnel
Frequent producers, engineers, and studio credits.
| Person | Role | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Various | Leader | 119 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Engineer | 109 |
| Creed Taylor | Producer | 85 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Lacquer Cut By | 46 |
| Phil Carroll | Art Direction | 35 |
| Bob Ciano | Design [Album] | 33 |
| Miles Davis | Leader | 33 |
| Orrin Keepnews | Producer | 30 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Mastered By | 22 |
| Rudy Van Gelder | Recorded By | 21 |