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Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes

And on this table werethese instruments, and she announcedthat she's gonna have these...

And on this table were
these instruments, and she announced
that she's gonna have these colored kids
have an orchestra

Full Transcript

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And on this table were these instruments,
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and she announced that she's gonna have
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these colored kids have an orchestra.
Duration
9 seconds
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27
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:56
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.
And so now pick an instrument and we'll make this - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:08
And so now pick an instrument and we'll make this
And the cello seemed to be something that was easiest - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
And the cello seemed to be something that was easiest
Ultimately I got pretty good at it, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:09
Ultimately I got pretty good at it,
And I noticed that the orchestra, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
And I noticed that the orchestra,
So I went and looked around - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
So I went and looked around
So my solution is really uncomplicated. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
So my solution is really uncomplicated.
- [Christian] One of the first songs I ever learned of yours - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:09
- [Christian] One of the first songs I ever learned of yours
You said the bass player is the quarterback in any band. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
You said the bass player is the quarterback in any band.
- Would you mind elucidating. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
- Would you mind elucidating.
(audience laughing) - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
(audience laughing)
- One of the more knotty questions that we get asked, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:12
- One of the more knotty questions that we get asked,
What kind of bothers me though, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:14
What kind of bothers me though,
No one asks them, what makes Beethoven so great. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
No one asks them, what makes Beethoven so great.
- I want to ask, just on the record, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:08
- I want to ask, just on the record,
Studied the music, studied the form, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
Studied the music, studied the form,
- The first thing is I understand what note choices I have. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
- The first thing is I understand what note choices I have.
- You know, so when I see a chord that says F, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:10
- You know, so when I see a chord that says F,
Now what I'm seeing is FAC, FAC, FAC, FAC, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:10
Now what I'm seeing is FAC, FAC, FAC, FAC,
- Now multiply that times a thirty-two bar tune, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:07
- Now multiply that times a thirty-two bar tune,
Some of 'em aren't always great, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:07
Some of 'em aren't always great,