Ron Carter discography
This is the discography for American double bassist Ron Carter .
As leader/co-leader
Ron Carter with Foursight at the North Sea Jazz Festival , 2015.
Recording date
Title
Label
Year released
Notes
1961-06
Where?
New Jazz
1961
1969-10
Uptown Conversation
Embryo
1970
live
1972-08
Alone Together with Jim Hall
Milestone
1973
live
1973-01
Blues Farm
CTI
1973
1973-10
All Blues
CTI
1974
1974-11
Spanish Blue
CTI
1975
1975-06 – 1975-07
Anything Goes
Kudu
1975
1976-05
Yellow & Green
CTI
1976
1976-10
Pastels
Milestone
1976
1977-03
Piccolo
Milestone
1977
live
1977-07
Third Plane
Milestone
1977
1977-11
Peg Leg
Milestone
1978
1978-06
A Song for You
Milestone
1978
1978-07
1 + 3 with Hank Jones or Herbie Hancock and Tony Williams
JVC
1979
live
1978-07
Carnaval with Sadao Watanabe , Hank Jones and Tony Williams
Galaxy
1983
live
1978-12
Pick 'Em
Milestone
1980
1979-03
Parade
Milestone
1980
1979-12
New York Slick
Milestone
1980
1980-05
Patrão
Milestone
1981
1980
Empire Jazz
RSO
1980
1980-09
Parfait
Milestone
1982
1981-04
Super Strings
Milestone
1981
1981-12
Heart & Soul with Cedar Walton
Timeless
1982
1982-09
Etudes
Elektra Musician
1983
1982-11
Live at Village West with Jim Hall
Concord Jazz
1984
live
1984-08
Telephone with Jim Hall
Concord Jazz
1985
live
1986
Plays Bach
Phillips
1987
1986-05
The Puzzle
SMS
1986
1987-08
Very Well
Polydor Deep Moat
1987
1988-03
All Alone
EmArcy
1988
1989-02
Something in Common with Houston Person
Muse
1990
1989-09
Duets with Helen Merrill
EmArcy
1989
1990-01
Now's the Time with Houston Person
Muse
1990
1990-04
Eight Plus
Victor
1990
1991-07
Panamanhattan with Richard Galliano
Dreyfus Jazz
1991
live
1992?
Meets Bach
Blue Note
1992
1993?
Friends
Blue Note
1993
1994-01
Jazz, My Romance
Blue Note
1994
1992-09, 1994
A Tribute to Miles with Herbie Hancock , Wayne Shorter , Tony Williams , Wallace Roney
Qwest
1994
1995-02
Mr. Bow-tie
Blue Note
1995
1995-12
Brandenburg Concerto
Blue Note
1996
1997-01
The Bass and I
Somethin' Else
1997
1998-01
So What?
Somethin' Else
1998
1999-02, 1999-03
Orfeu
Somethin' Else
1999
2000-04
Holiday in Rio
Blue Note
2001
2000-05
When Skies Are Grey...
Blue Note
2001
live
2000-08
Dialogues with Houston Person
HighNote
2002
2001-04
Stardust
Blue Note
2001
2002-07
The Golden Striker
Blue Note
2003
2005-10
Just Between Friends with Houston Person
HighNote
2008
2006-02
Dear Miles
Blue Note
2007
2007-04, 2007-06
It's the Time
Blue Note
2007
2008-04
Jazz & Bossa
Blue Note
2008
[3CD]
2009-06
The World of Ron Carter
Somethin' Else
2009
2010-06
Ron Carter's Great Big Band
Sunnyside
2011
2012-12
Cocktails At The Cotton Club
Somethin' Else
2013
2014-01
In Memory of Jim with Larry Coryell and Peter Bernstein
Somethin' Else
2014
2014-07
My Personal Songbook with The WDR Big Band
In+Out
2015
[CD + DVD-Video]
2015-12
Chemistry with Houston Person
HighNote
2016
2016-10
An Evening with Ron Carter & Richard Galliano with Richard Galliano
In+Out
2017
live
2018-03
Remember Love with Houston Person
HighNote
2018
2018-10
Skyline with Jack DeJohnette , Gonzalo Rubalcaba
5Passion
2021
Grammy won album
2018-11
Foursight: The Complete Stockholm Tapes
In+Out
2022
[2CD] live (combines Volume 1 and Volume 2)
2019-04
Remembering Bob Freedman
Shanti Music
2021
live, Grammy nominated album
2019?
The Brown Beatnik Tomes with Danny Simmons
Blue Note
2019
live
2014 – 2021
Finding The Right Notes
In+Out
2022
soundtrack
As sideman
With Pepper Adams
With Nat Adderley
With Geri Allen
With Gene Ammons
With Roy Ayers
With Chet Baker
With Gato Barbieri
With Joey Baron
With George Benson
With Cindy Blackman
With Ray Bryant
With Kenny Burrell
With Jaki Byard
With Donald Byrd
With Billy Cobham
With Alice Coltrane
With Hank Crawford
With Miles Davis
Quiet Nights (Columbia, 1962)
Seven Steps to Heaven (Columbia, 1963)
Miles Davis in Europe (Columbia, 1964) – live
Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival, 2003) – live
My Funny Valentine (Columbia, 1965) – live
Four & More (Columbia, 1966) – live
Miles in Berlin (Columbia, 1965) – live
Miles in Tokyo (CBS, 1969) – live
Live at the Plugged Nickel (Columbia, 1995) – live
ESP (Columbia, 1965)
Miles Smiles (Columbia, 1967)
Sorcerer (Columbia, 1967)
Nefertiti (Columbia, 1968)
Miles in the Sky (Columbia, 1968)
Filles de Kilimanjaro (Columbia, 1969)
Live-Evil (Columbia, 1971) – partially live
Big Fun (Columbia, 1974)
Water Babies (Columbia, 1976)
Circle in the Round (Columbia, 1979)
Direction (Columbia, 1981)
Live in Milan 1964 (RLR, 2007)
With Paul Desmond
With Eric Dolphy
With Lou Donaldson
With Don Ellis
With Gil Evans
With Roberta Flack
With Tommy Flanagan
With Michael Franks
With Letizia Gambi
Introducing Letizia Gambi (Jando Music S.r.l., 2012)
Blue Monday (RP Production, 2016)
With Red Garland
With Stan Getz
With Gerry Gibbs
With Benny Golson
With Johnny Griffin
With Jim Hall
With Johnny Hammond
With Herbie Hancock
With Eddie Harris
With Coleman Hawkins
With Joe Henderson
With Andrew Hill
With Johnny Hodges
With Freddie Hubbard
With Bobby Hutcherson
With Milt Jackson
With Antonio Carlos Jobim
With J. J. Johnson
With Hank Jones
With Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones
With Hubert Laws
With Harold Mabern
With Herbie Mann
With Les McCann
With Helen Merrill
The Feeling Is Mutual (Millestone, 1967)
Duets (EmArcy, 1989)
With Jane Monheit
With Bette Midler
With Buddy Montgomery
With Wes Montgomery
With Frank Morgan
With Oliver Nelson
With David "Fathead" Newman
With Hermeto Pascoal
Hermeto (Cobblestone, 1970)
Slaves Mass (Warner Bros., 1976)
With Art Pepper
With Esther Phillips
Alone Again, Naturally (Kudu, 1972)
Black-Eyed Blues (Kudu, 1973)
You've Come a Long Way, Baby (Mercury, 1977)
With The Rascals
With Sam Rivers
With Wallace Roney
With Shirley Scott
With Don Sebesky
With Woody Shaw
With Wayne Shorter
With Horace Silver
With Jimmy Smith
With James Spaulding
With Gábor Szabó
With The Manhattan Transfer
With Bobby Timmons
With Stanley Turrentine
With McCoy Tyner
The Real McCoy (Blue Note, 1967)
Expansions (Blue Note, 1970)
Extensions (Blue Note, 1973) – rec. 1970
Trident (Milestone, 1975)
Fly with the Wind (Milestone, 1976)
Supertrios (Milestone, 1977)
Passion Dance (Milestone, 1978)
13th House (Milestone, 1981) – rec. 1980
New York Reunion (Chesky, 1991)
Counterpoints (Milestone, 2004) – rec. 1978
With Cedar Walton
With Grover Washington Jr.
With Randy Weston
With Vanessa Williams
With Kai Winding
With others
Toshiko Akiyoshi , Toshiko at Top of the Gate (Nippon Columbia, 1968) – live
Eric Alexander , Nightlife in Tokyo (Milestone, 2003) – rec. 2002
Noah Baerman , Patch Kit (CD Baby, 2006) also with Ben Riley
Kenny Barron , 1+1+1 (BlackHawk, 1986) – rec. 1984
Gary Bartz , Harlem Bush Music (Milestone, 1997) – rec. 1970–1971
Terence Blanchard , Magnetic (Blue Note, 2013)
Bob Brookmeyer , Bob Brookmeyer and Friends (Columbia, 1964)
Henry Butler , The Village (Impulse!, 1987)
Jonathan Butler , Head to Head (Mercury, 1993)
Benny Carter , Central City Sketches (MusicMasters, 1987)
Harry Connick, Jr. , Harry Connick Jr. (Columbia, 1987)
Chick Corea , Inner Space (Atlantic, 1973) – compilation
A. J. Croce , A. J. Croce (Private Music, 1993)
Tadd Dameron , The Magic Touch (Riverside, 1962)
Eli Degibri , Israeli Song (Anzic, 2010)
Charles Earland , Kharma (Prestige, 1974)
Bill Evans , Loose Blues (Milestone, 1982)
Art Farmer , The Many Faces of Art Farmer (Scepter , 1964)
Aretha Franklin , Soul '69 (Atlantic, 1969)
Nnenna Freelon , Nnenna Freelon (Columbia, 1992)
Nnenna Freelon, Listen (Columbia, 1994)
Bill Frisell , Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian (Nonesuch , 2006)
Johnny Frigo , Live from Studio A in New York City (Chesky, 1988) – live
Terry Garthwaite , Terry (Arista, 1975)
Astrud Gilberto , Gilberto with Turrentine with Stanley Turrentine (CTI, 1971)
Giorgio, Party of the Century (Lettera A, 2010)
Dexter Gordon , Landslide (Blue Note, 1980) – rec. 1961-1962
Chico Hamilton , The Further Adventures of El Chico (Impulse!, 1966)
Barry Harris , Magnificent! (Prestige, 1969)
Gene Harris , Gene Harris of the Three Sounds (Blue Note, 1972)
Roy Haynes , Thank You Thank You (Galaxy, 1977)
John Hicks , Friends Old and New (Novus, 1992)
Dan Hill , If Dreams Had Wings (Epic Records, 1980)
Lena Horne , Lena & Michel (RCA, 1975)
Shirley Horn , I Remember Miles (Verve, 1998)
Janis Ian , Night Rains (Columbia Records, 1979)
Ethan Iverson , The Purity of the Turf (Criss Cross Jazz, 2016)
Jackie and Roy , Time & Love (CTI, 1972)
Billy Joel , The Bridge (Columbia, 1986) – rec. 1985-1986
Philly Joe Jones , Philly Mignon (Galaxy, 1977)
Quincy Jones , Gula Matari (CTI, 1970)
Sam Jones , Down Home (Riverside, 1962)
Eddie Kendricks , Vintage '78 (Arista, 1978)
Lee Konitz , Spirits (Milestone, 1971)
Steve Kuhn and Gary McFarland , The October Suite (Impulse!, 1967) – rec. 1966
Yusef Lateef , The Three Faces of Yusef Lateef (Riverside, 1960)
Mike LeDonne , Night Song (Savant, 2005)
Mel Lewis , Mel Lewis and Friends (A&M, 1977)
Johnny Lytle , The Soulful Rebel (Milestone, 1971)
Junior Mance , Happy Time (Jazzland , 1962)
Arif Mardin , Journey (Atlantic, 1974) – rec. 1973
Jon Mark , Songs for a Friend (Columbia, 1975)
Gene McDaniels , Outlaw (Atlantic, 1970)
Howard McGhee , Dusty Blue (Bethlehem , 1960)
Ken McIntyre , Year of the Iron Sheep (United Artists, 1962)
Charles McPherson , Charles McPherson (Mainstream , 1971)
Meeco , Amargo Mel (Connector, 2009)
James Moody , The Blues and Other Colors (Milestone, 1969)
Airto Moreira , Free (CTI, 1972)
Idris Muhammad , Peace and Rhythm (Prestige, 1971)
Geoff Muldaur , Is Having a Wonderful Time (Reprise, 1975)
Mark Murphy , Bridging a Gap (Muse, 1973) – rec. 1972
Aaron Neville , Nature Boy: The Standards Album (Verve, 2003)
New York Jazz Quartet , In Concert in Japan (Salvation, 1975)
Rosa Passos , Entre Amigos (Chesky, 2003)
Nicholas Payton , Smoke Sessions (Smoke Sessions, 2021)
Duke Pearson , Sweet Honey Bee (Blue Note, 1966)
Houston Person , Sweet Buns & Barbeque (Prestige, 1973) – rec. 1972
Austin Peralta , Maiden Voyage (Eighty-Eight's, 2006) – rec. 2005
Pony Poindexter , Pony's Express (Epic, 1962)
Bruce Roberts , Bruce Roberts (Elektra, 1977)
Tom Rush , Tom Rush (Columbia, 1970)
Gil Scott-Heron , Pieces of a Man (Flying Dutchman, 1972)
Bud Shank , This Bud's for You... (Muse , 1985) – rec. 1984
Marlena Shaw , From the Depths of My Soul (Blue Note, 1973)
Archie Shepp , The Way Ahead (Impulse!, 1969)
Janis Siegel , Experiment in White (Atlantic Records, 1982)
Paul Simon , Paul Simon (Columbia, 1972)
Grace Slick , Manhole (RCA, 1974) – rec. 1973
Lonnie Smith , Mama Wailer (Kudu, 1971)
Phoebe Snow , Second Childhood (Columbia, 1976)
Candi Staton , Candi Staton (Warner Bros., 1980)
Sonny Stitt , Satan (Cadet, 1974)
Ed Summerlin , Ring Out Joy (Avant-Garde, 1968)
Kate Taylor , Kate Taylor (Columbia, 1978)
Buddy Terry , Electric Soul! (Prestige, 1967)
Ed Thigpen , Out of the Storm (Verve, 1966)
Charles Tolliver , Paper Man (Freedom , 1968)
A Tribe Called Quest , The Low End Theory (Jive , 1991) – rec. 1990-1991
Kenny Vance , Vance 32 (Atlantic Records, 1975)
Mal Waldron , The Quest (New Jazz, 1962) – rec. 1961
The Tony Williams Lifetime , Ego (Polydor, 1971)
Leo Wright , Suddenly the Blues (Atlantic, 1962)
References
^ Nicholson, Stuart (December 2023 – January 2024). "Wes Montgomery/Wynton Kelly: Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings". Jazzwise . No. 291. p. 48.
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release
Albums as leader or co-leader
Where? (1961)
Uptown Conversation (1969)
Alone Together (with Jim Hall , 1972)
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)
1 + 3 (1978)
Carnaval (1978)
Pick 'Em (1978)
Parade (1979)
New York Slick (1979)
Patrão (1980)
Parfait (1980)
Empire Jazz (1980)
Super Strings (1981)
Heart & Soul (with Cedar Walton , 1981)
Etudes (1982)
Live at Village West (with Jim Hall, 1982)
Telephone (with Jim Hall, 1984)
All Alone (1988)
Something in Common (with Houston Person , 1989)
Duets (with Helen Merrill , 1989)
Now's the Time (with Houston Person, 1990)
Eight Plus (1990)
Panamanhattan (with Richard Galliano , 1990)
Mr. Bow-tie (1995)
The Bass and I (1997)
So What? (1998)
Orfeu (1999)
When Skies Are Grey... (2000)
Dialogues (with Houston Person, 2000)
Standards (2001)
The Golden Striker (2003)
Just Between Friends (with Houston Person, 2005)
Dear Miles (2006)
It's the Time (2007)
Jazz & Bossa (2008)
Chemistry (with Houston Person, 2015)
Remember Love (with Houston Person, 2018)
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