Research Catalog

Title

Ron Carter papers, 1954-2000.

Author

Carter, Ron, 1937-

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981

Description

1.2 lin. ft. (3 archival boxes)

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subject

• Carter, Ron, 1937-
• Eastman School of Music
• Manhattan School of Music (New York, N.Y.)
• Jazz
• African Americans > Music
• African Americans in the performing arts
• Jazz musicians > United States
• African American musicians
• Music > Instruction and study > United States

Note

• Photographs have been separated to the Photographs and Prints Division and have been described separately.

Source (note)

• Carter, Ronald L.

Biography (note)

• Ron Carter is a leading jazz bassist. He received his Bachelor of Music Degree at the Eastman School of Music in 1959 where he played in the Rochester Philharmonic and the Eastman Philharmonia. Carter received his Masters of Music Degree at the Manhattan School of Music in 1961. He taught in Missouri and New York City and played with many musicians such as Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. Carter toured widely in the United States, Europe and Japan and appeared on television shows, in concert halls and theaters, nightclubs, on college campuses, and at jazz festivals. He also published technical manuals, "Building a Jazz Line", in three volumes.

Language (note)

• Some programs for musical performances and magazine articles about Ron Carter are written in French, Spanish, German and Finnish. There is also what appears to be a Japanese translation of Carter's publication, "Building a Jazz Line."

Processing Action (note)

• Processed
• processed

Call Number

Sc MG 90

OCLC

NYPW086000027-A

Author

Carter, Ron, 1937-

Title

Ron Carter papers, 1954-2000.

Summary

The collection consists of correspondence, transcripts of grades, graduation programs and other printed material related to Carter's education at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester and the Manhattan School of Music. Included are music programs from the Eastman Philharmonia conducted by Howard Hanson, in which Carter played. There are a few performance contracts and many programs of his performances, articles about him in international magazines and news clippings. Copies of Carter's publication as well as what appears to be the Japanese translation of "Building a Jazz Line" complete the collection.

Biography

Ron Carter is a leading jazz bassist. He received his Bachelor of Music Degree at the Eastman School of Music in 1959 where he played in the Rochester Philharmonic and the Eastman Philharmonia. Carter received his Masters of Music Degree at the Manhattan School of Music in 1961. He taught in Missouri and New York City and played with many musicians such as Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. Carter toured widely in the United States, Europe and Japan and appeared on television shows, in concert halls and theaters, nightclubs, on college campuses, and at jazz festivals. He also published technical manuals, "Building a Jazz Line", in three volumes.

Language

Some programs for musical performances and magazine articles about Ron Carter are written in French, Spanish, German and Finnish. There is also what appears to be a Japanese translation of Carter's publication, "Building a Jazz Line."

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Added Author

Hanson, Howard, 1896-1981.

Research Call Number

Sc MG 90