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Ron Carter Takes “Time After Time” for a Walk and Never Misses a Step

September 13

Ron Carter’s walking bass on “Time After Time” is pure mastery, with Emmet Cohen and Joe Farnsworth giving the jazz legend plenty of room to move in style.

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