Clifford Carter

For the baseball player, see Cliff Carter.

Clifford Carter
Genres	Pop rock progressive rock R&B
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Keyboards synthesizer analog synthesizer programming vocals

Clifford Carter (born August 10, 1952) is an American keyboardist, musical director, composer and arranger.

Carter is known for his performances with such artists as James Taylor,^[1][2] Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Rosanne Cash, Michael Franks, Art Garfunkel, Cyndi Lauper, Idina Menzel,^[3] Patti Scialfa, Shunzo Ohno, Linda Ronstadt, Susana Raya, Herbie Mann and as a member of the groups Elements, Grace Pool, and the 24th Street Band.^[4][5][6]

In 1993, he released a solo album, Walkin' into the Sun, which featured nine of his own compositions. The album is a combination of instrumental and vocally-driven music.

In 2010, Carter was a featured pianist at Carnegie Hall, performing 'Too Hot To Handel' with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop.^[7]

Discography

Solo albums

• Walkin' into the Sun — (1993)

Selected credits with other artists

• Rory Block — I'm Every Woman — (2002)
• Rosanne Cash — Interiors — (1990)
• Natalie Cole:
  • Snowfall on the Sahara — (1999)
  • Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 — (2000)
• Mark Egan:
  • Mosaic — (1985)
  • Blown Away; (1985)
  • Beyond Words — (1990)
  • Freedom Town — (2001)
• Bill Evans
  • The Alternative Man– (1985)
• Michael Franks:
  • Skin Dive — (1985)
  • Camera Never Lies — (1987)
  • Michael Franks Anthology: The Art of Love — (2003)
• Morgana King:
  • This Is Always — (1992)
  • Every Once in a While — (1997)
• Yusef Lateef:
  • Autophysiopsychic (CTI, 1977)
• Chuck Loeb
  • Magic Fingers (DMP, 1989) with Andy LaVerne
  • Moon, the Stars & the Setting Sun (1998)
• Michael Manring — Drastic Measures — (1991)
• Amanda McBroom — Waiting Heart — (1997)
• Patti Scialfa — 23rd Street Lullaby — (2004)
• Paul Simon — You're the One — (2000)
• Jeremy Steig
  • Firefly (CTI, 1977)
• James Taylor:
  • That's Why I'm Here — (1985)
  • Never Die Young — (1988)
  • New Moon Shine — (1991)
  • Live — (1993)
  • Best Live — (1994)
  • Hourglass — (1997)
  • Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 — (2000)
  • October Road — (2002)
• Kate Taylor — Beautiful Road — (2003)
• Village People — Live and Sleazy — (1979)
• Original Soundtracks:
  • A Chorus Line — (1985)

See also

• List of ambient music artists

References

1. Strong, M. (2004), The Great Rock Discography (7 ed.), New York, p. 1512, ISBN 1-84195-615-5.
2. "James Taylor Online feature Clifford Carter". Archived from the original on 2014-03-24.
3. "Concert review: Idina Menzel nice, naughty, always entertaining at Benedum". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
4. "Clifford Carter | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
5. Holden, Stephen (2014-10-23). "Still Hot Hot Hot, After All These Years". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
6. MTV News Staff. "Bob Dylan Honored At Kennedy Center". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
7. Smith, Steve (2010-11-15). "It Turns Out That a Classical Staple in December Can Be Jazzy in November". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-25.

External links

• Clifford Carter's Official Web Site
• Clifford Carter at IMDb
• Clifford Carter at AllMusic