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Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes

And we had to gowhat we used to call a circumlocutious route, because colored kidswere not...

And we had to go
what we used to call a circumlocutious route, because colored kids
were not allowed to walk through the white
neighborhoods to get to school

Full Transcript

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And we had to go what we used to call
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a circumlocutious route,
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because colored kids were not allowed to walk
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through the white neighborhoods to get to school.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:48
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.
So roughly I guess our one mile walk, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:16
So roughly I guess our one mile walk,
As you get older, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
As you get older,
But we had a view, our parents gave us a view, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:13
But we had a view, our parents gave us a view,
Well, this is really a different neighborhood, man. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
Well, this is really a different neighborhood, man.
So the most important thing to understand, Jon, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:14
So the most important thing to understand, Jon,
The more I got a chance to play, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:12
The more I got a chance to play,
- [Ron] You can't know until you see - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
- [Ron] You can't know until you see
You hope it's right, 'cause inside you feel okay. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
You hope it's right, 'cause inside you feel okay.
- [Ron] But you can't tell if you're ringing that bell - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
- [Ron] But you can't tell if you're ringing that ...
(both laughing) - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
(both laughing)
Yes, I see how the mind works, that's amazing. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
Yes, I see how the mind works, that's amazing.
- Two five of each key. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:07
- Two five of each key.
(both laughing) - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
(both laughing)
I went to school with a lot of focus - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:11
I went to school with a lot of focus
During this period of time in my senior year, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:14
During this period of time in my senior year,
Dizzy's band, Carman McCrae's band, JJ Johnson's band. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
Dizzy's band, Carman McCrae's band, JJ Johnson...
They assured me that if I came to New York, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:07
They assured me that if I came to New York,
I hadn't given up on the classical world - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:08
I hadn't given up on the classical world
The school would hire - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:07
The school would hire
The spring of my graduation year - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:09
The spring of my graduation year