When Ron Carter Went Electric: Exploring 5 Essential Albums

Ron Carter is one of my favorite electric bass player, period. 

His bass lines are always to the point and tasteful. He definitely brings to the table the same elegance and attention to details that he carries on the upright. 

I remember when I was a kid I loved hearing Ron Carter playing electric bass on the track “Tout De Suite” from Miles Davis’ album “Filles Of Kilimanjaro” and over the years I’ve been searching and collecting those records where he plays electric and I have discovered some real gems. 

• Eugene McDaniels - Outlaw

Credits

Bass – Ron Carter

Drums – Ray Lucas

Engineer – Bob Liftin, Dean Evenson

Guitar – Eric Weissberg, Hugh McCracken

Percussion – Buck Clarke

Photography By – Cheryl Rossum

Piano – Mother Hen

Producer – Joel Dorn

• Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly

Credits

• Roberta Flack – vocals, pianos, rhythm track arrangements

• Eric Gale – guitars

• Ron Carter – bass

• Grady Tate – drums

• Ralph MacDonald – congas, percussion, tambourine

• Kermit Moore – cello (4), cello arrangements (4)

• Eumir Deodato – string arrangements and conductor (2, 8)

• Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis – brass arrangements and conductor (3)

• William Eaton – horn arrangements (5, 7)

• Don Sebesky – horn and string arrangements (6), conductor (6)

• Roy Ayers Ubiquity - He’s Coming

Credits

Arranged By, Electric Piano, Organ, Vocals – Harry Whitaker

• Arranged By, Vibraphone, Organ, Vocals – Roy Ayers

• Backing Vocals – Carol Smiley, Gloria Jones, Victoria Hospedale

• Bass – John Williams (8) (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, B3 to B5), Ron Carter (tracks: B2)

• Congas – Juma Santos*

• Drums – David Lee, Jr.*

• Drums, Percussion – Billy Cobham

• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

• Guitar – Bob Fusco (tracks: B2), Sam Brown (2) (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, B3 to B5)

• Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Sonny Fortune

• Strings – Selwart Clarke

• Johnny Hammond - Higher Ground

Credits

Johnny Hammond - organ, electric piano

• Wayne Andre, Tony Studd - trombone

• Paul Faulise, Alan Raph - bass trombone

• Jon Faddis, John Frosk, Alan Rubin - trumpet

• Marvin Stamm - trumpet, flugelhorn

• Ray Alonge - French horn

• Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone

• Hank Crawford - alto saxophone (track 4)

• Eddie Daniels - clarinet

• Romeo Penque - alto flute, oboe

• Eli Carmen - bassoon

• Bob James - electric piano, organ, mellotron, arranger, conductor

• George Benson - guitar (tracks 2-4)

• Ron Carter - bass, electric bass

• Jack DeJohnette (track 4), Steve Gadd (tracks 1-3) - drums

• Phil Kraus, Ralph MacDonald - percussion

Lonnie Smith - Mama Wailer

Credits

Bass, Electric Bass – Chuck Rainey (tracks: A3), Ron Carter (tracks: A1, A2, B)

Clavinet, Organ – Lonnie Smith

Drums – Bill Cobham

Guitar – George Davis (2), Jimmy Ponder, Robert Lowe (tracks: A1)

Percussion – Airto Moreira, Richard Pratt (2), William King (6)

Producer – Creed Taylor

Tenor Saxophone – Dave Hubbard, Marvin Cabell

Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Grover Washington

Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Danny Moore

I hope that you found this little post helpful and thank you for checking it out!

Giuseppe.