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Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes

And he didn't give us a ticket, but he let us know thatwe were in serious trouble because...

And he didn't give us a ticket, but he let us know that
we were in serious trouble because we had a
Michigan license plate driving through New York
and we're African American

Full Transcript

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And he didn't give us a ticket,
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but he let us know that we were in serious trouble
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because we had a Michigan license plate
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driving through New York and we're African American.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:29
Uploaded
Mar 15, 2025
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

The life and career of jazz musician Ron Carter, the most recorded bassist in history, featuring original concert footage and insights from jazz icons.
- Ron has shared with me in general, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:19
- Ron has shared with me in general,
You know, it had to be just like a kick in the face, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:13
You know, it had to be just like a kick in the face,
But simply because you had the wrong paint job, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:07
But simply because you had the wrong paint job,
- I mean, if you think about the Miles Davis Quintet, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:19
- I mean, if you think about the Miles Davis Quintet,
- I never thought about what it was like - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:17
- I never thought about what it was like
I'm doing it at a - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:07
I'm doing it at a
- It really makes me appreciate someone like Ron Carter, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:11
- It really makes me appreciate someone like Ron Carter,
He's not wanting to curse everyone before him - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:07
He's not wanting to curse everyone before him
- At the time I wrote this piece, I was involved - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:09
- At the time I wrote this piece, I was involved
And of course my imagination said, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:17
And of course my imagination said,
There all had numbers like this stamped across it, you know, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:17
There all had numbers like this stamped across it, you know,
If you get that train, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
If you get that train,
There may have been a train number called 117. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
There may have been a train number called 117.
How he grew up, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:10
How he grew up,
For Blacks at that time to make it through, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:09
For Blacks at that time to make it through,
- You know, for as offensive - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:07
- You know, for as offensive
There have been times when I've been glad to be called that. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
There have been times when I've been glad to be called ...
I played Carnegie Hall, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:08
I played Carnegie Hall,
Hey Payton, someone sent me a cartoon yesterday, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:07
Hey Payton, someone sent me a cartoon yesterday,
The patient is saying to the doctor, I feel kind of blue. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
The patient is saying to the doctor, I feel kind of blue.