Lend an ear to a Ron Carter bass line and whole worlds unfold. The Maestro’s choices with regard to tone, touch, feel, note selection, and attitude, while in spontaneous conversation with his bandmates each allude to the consummate blend of wisdom and craftsmanship gained from a lifetime spent in jazz. Now a remarkable new film pulls back the curtain to present the full scope of Carter’s masterful process and more. Finding the Right Notes, by filmmaker Peter Schnall of Partisan Pictures, in collaboration with PBS (airing and streaming on October 21st), follows the journey of the 85-year-old legend, from his youth in Ferndale, Michigan, through racially charged times that literally altered his career path, to historic recordings with Miles Davis and countless others, to his underheralded work as a solo artist, composer, arranger, educator, and mentor. Schnall and his crew spent over six years (with a pandemic pause) following and filming Carter at home, on the road, in concert, in