![]() ![]() Carter earned his master’s degree in 1961. He worked with Randy Weston and Thelonious Monk, while playing and recording with Jaki Byard in the early ’60s.Īfter Hamilton returned to the West Coast in 1960, Carter stayed in New York and played with Dolphy and Don Ellis, cutting his first records with them. Carter also toured and recorded with Bobby Timmons’ trio, and played with Cannonball Adderley. He joined Art Farmer’s group for a short time in 1963, before he was tapped to become a member of Miles Davis’ band.Ĭarter remained with Davis until 1968, appearing on every crucial mid-’60s recording and teaming with Herbie Hancock and Tony Williams to craft a new, freer rhythm section sound. The high-profile job led to the reputation that’s seen Carter become possibly the most recorded bassist in jazz history. He’s been heard on an unprecedented number of recordings some sources claim 500, others have estimated it to be as many as 1,000. The list of people he’s played with is simply too great to be accurately and completely cited. ![]() Carter’s been a member of New York Jazz Sextet and New York Jazz Quartet, V.S.O.P. Tour, and Milestone Jazzstars, and was in one of the groups featured in the film Round Midnight in 1986. He’s led his own bands at various intervals since 1972, using a second bassist to keep time and establish harmony so he’s free to provide solos. Carter even invented his own instrument, a piccolo bass. ![]()
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