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Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes

It would be like the cornerstone that would hold a building up

It would be like the cornerstone that would hold a building up

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It would be like the cornerstone
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that would hold a building up.
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6 seconds
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00:20:21
Uploaded
Mar 15, 2025
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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.
It's perfect for a bass player to be solid, like Ron is. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
It's perfect for a bass player to be solid, like Ron is...
- To me, jazz represents America in so many ways. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:06
- To me, jazz represents America in so many ways.
Jazz is complicated, but it's also simple. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
Jazz is complicated, but it's also simple.
Jazz is arrogant, it's down to Earth. - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:05
Jazz is arrogant, it's down to Earth.
Jazz is all of the things that America is - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:07
Jazz is all of the things that America is
- The beautiful thing about jazz and maybe about all music - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:12
- The beautiful thing about jazz and maybe about all music
I was born in New York City in Harlem, - Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes 00:08
I was born in New York City in Harlem,
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