Kent Carter (born June 14, 1939 in Hanover, New Hampshire) is an American jazz bassist. His father, Alan Carter, founded the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. He is also the grandson of American artist, Rockwell Kent. He worked in Steve Lacy's group, played on the two Jazz Composer's Orchestra albums and released albums for Emanem Records.[1]

Kent Carter
Kent Carter in 1998
Background information
Born	(1939-06-14) June 14, 1939 (age 83) Hanover, New Hampshire
Genres	Jazz, avant-garde jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Bass
Years active	1960s–present
Labels	Ictus, Emanem

Discography

As leader

• Beauvais Cathedral (Emanem, 1976)
• Lost in June (Ictus, 1977)
• The Willisau Suites (Emanem, 1984)
• The Juillaguet Collection (Emanem, 1996)
• Intersections (Emanem, 2006)
• Summer Works 2009 (Emanem, 2010)
• Oratorios and Songs (Emanem, 2010)

As sideman

With Paul Bley

• Touching (Debut, 1965)

With Don Cherry

• The Summer House Sessions (Blank Forms, 2021)

With the Jazz Composer's Orchestra

• Communication (JCOA, 1965)
• The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (JCOA, 1968)

With Steve Lacy

• Disposability (RCA, 1966)
• Journey Without End with Mal Waldron (RCA Victor, 1971)
• Mal Waldron with the Steve Lacy Quintet (America, 1972)
• Trickles (Black Saint, 1976)
• Troubles (Black Saint, 1977)
• Stamps (HatHut, 1979)
• The Way (HatHut, 1979 [1980])

With Gianni Lenoci

• Secret Garden (Silta)

With Roswell Rudd

• Regeneration (Soul Note, 1982)

With the Spontaneous Music Ensemble

• Quintessence (Emanem, 1974 [1986])

With Noah Howard

• Live in Europe - Vol. 1 (Sun Records, 1975)

With Un Drame Musical Instantané

• A Travail égal salaire égal (Grrr, 1982)

With Alan Silva

• Seasons (BYG, 1971)

External links

• "Summer Works 2009" review

References

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