Dubbed the "bassist of the 20th century", Ron Carter is, according to his
biography, credited on over two thousand recordings, the most famous of which
are the sessions with Miles Davis between 1963 and 1968. Trained at the Eastman
School (Detroit) and the Manhattan School (New York), the double bassist started
out with Eric Dolphy in Chico Hamilton's band, before joining Bobby Timmons,
Cannonball Adderley and Art Farmer. After collaborating with Thelonious Monk and
Jaki Byard and recording several albums as a leader, he went on to make his mark
in the legendary Miles Davis quint...