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I was born in New York City in Harlem
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Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes

I was born in NewYork City in Harlem, and that's where themusic was concentrated

I was born in New
York City in Harlem, and that's where the
music was concentrated

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I was born in New York City in Harlem,
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and that's where the music was concentrated.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:16
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.
Duke Ellington lived right next door. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
Duke Ellington lived right next door.
Coleman Hawkins, my idol, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
Coleman Hawkins, my idol,
Eventually clubs began opening downtown - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:09
Eventually clubs began opening downtown
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Tatum, Billy Holiday. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:07
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Tatum, Billy Holiday.
They all played on 52nd street, including myself. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
They all played on 52nd street, including myself.
I remember we did a tour in the 1970s. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
I remember we did a tour in the 1970s.
All the great players have an individual sound. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
All the great players have an individual sound.
You can identify Ron, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:10
You can identify Ron,
- Are you surprised they took that? (laughing) - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
- Are you surprised they took that? (laughing)
- Man that started a whole, whole new era of hip hop. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
- Man that started a whole, whole new era of hip hop.
(small talk) - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:16
(small talk)
Like there's every other great bass player - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:13
Like there's every other great bass player
This will be the largest crowd I've ever had - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:10
This will be the largest crowd I've ever had
(audience applauding and cheering) - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:08
(audience applauding and cheering)
Welcome to "The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian." - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:11
Welcome to "The Lowdown: Conversations with Christian.&...
Will you please welcome to The Lowdown, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:10
Will you please welcome to The Lowdown,
You were made official in the Guinness Book of World Records - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:10
You were made official in the Guinness Book of World Records
The number is 2,221. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
The number is 2,221.
- If you don't mind, let's let's go back to the beginning. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
- If you don't mind, let's let's go back to t...
- So at some point when I was 11 or so, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:08
- So at some point when I was 11 or so,