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Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes

If you don't mind, let'slet's go back to the beginning

If you don't mind, let's
let's go back to the beginning

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00:24:46
Uploaded
Mar 15, 2025
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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 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,
And on this table were these instruments, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:09
And on this table were these instruments,
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,