Ron Carter

Ronald Levin Carter is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy Awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded numerous times on that instrument. In addition to a solo career of more than 60 years, Carter is well-known for playing on numerous iconic Blue Note albums in the 1960s, as well as being the anchor of trumpeter Miles Davis's "Second Great Quintet" from 1963-1968.

4 May 1937

Born on the same birth date (4 May 1937): Dick Dale

Born on the same birth day (4 May): Abi Masatora • Betsy Rawls • Brianne Jenner • Dallon Weekes • Derek Roy • Devan Dubnyk • Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus • Hosni Mubarak • James Harrison (American football) • Jane Jacobs • Jme • John Madden (ice hockey) • Julia Gardiner Tyler • Kakuei Tanaka • Ken Oberkfell • Maedayama Eigorō • Mike Dirnt • Pia Zadora • Radja Nainggolan • Richard Baggallay (cricketer) • Russi Taylor • Ruth Negga • Will Arnett

Born in the same month (May 1937): Beryl Burton • Charles W. Pickering • Dick Dale • Ildikó Rejtő • Irmin Schmidt • Karin Krog • Rick Mather • Roger Zelazny • Thomas Pynchon • Yvonne Craig • Zohra Lampert