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Ron Carter at 85: tracks and stories from the life of a record-setting bassist NPR
Walk into any record store, head to the jazz section and pull out an album at random (or tune into your favorite jazz public radio station) — there is a very good chance that NEA Jazz Master Ron Carter appears on whicever recording you end up listening to. Carter is the most-recorded jazz bassist, as officially certified by Guinness, and over the course of 2,200 albums and counting — from his tracks with Miles Davis in the 1960s to his album with Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba, which won a Grammy in 2022 — Carter’s discography reads like a definitive history of jazz. His chameleonic command of musical situations paired with his technical chops have made him a first-call bassist since he first landed on the scene, as well as outside of it. Records with the likes of Aretha Franklin, Paul Simon and A Tribe Called Quest further illustrate Carter’s reach.
In celebration of Ron Carter’s 85th birthday, Jazz Night decided to do something special: a hang and listening party with Ron Carter and our host, Christian McBride. For the occasion, McBride and Ron handpicked tracks to check out from his mind-boggling catalog, some must-hear stories and a moment in the spotlight for the G.O.A.T. of jazz bass. “Like most bass players, we always feel like nobody knows we’re there.” says Carter. “We’re really back here doing something.”
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Credits:
Writer and Producer: Trevor Smith; Assistant Producer: Alex Ariff; Consulting Editor: Katie Simon; Host: Christian McBride; Project Manager: Suraya Mohamed; VP, NPR Music: Keith Jenkins; Executive Producers: Anya Grundmann and Gabrielle Armand.
Special thanks to JoAnne Jiminez, Sascha van Oertzen
Written by: NPR
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