The earliest recording of Carter playing his piccolo bass is on the 1973 album Blues Farm .
In the early 1970s , Ron Carter and Stanley Clarke were independently exploring the possibilities of stringing their instruments in a higher , or piccolo , tuning .
The earliest recording of Ron Carter playing Ron Carter 's piccolo bass is on the 1973 album Blues Farm .
In the early 1970s , Ron Carter and Stanley Clarke were independently exploring the possibilities of stringing their instruments in a higher , or piccolo , tuning .