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Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes

I went to schoolwith a lot of focus to be a classical player, but I think there were...

I went to school
with a lot of focus to be a classical player, but I think there were just
two worlds for me at that time, the classical world
and the jazz world

Full Transcript

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I went to school with a lot of focus
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to be a classical player,
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but I think there were just two worlds for me at that time,
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the classical world and the jazz world.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:48
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.
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
He said, you know, I'd like to take you - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:11
He said, you know, I'd like to take you
So in a sense, I'm in the jazz community, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:09
So in a sense, I'm in the jazz community,
Well I think that's kind of enough, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
Well I think that's kind of enough,
During those days, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:07
During those days,
The state trooper had stopped my car - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:09
The state trooper had stopped my car
And he didn't give us a ticket, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:13
And he didn't give us a ticket,
- 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