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Jazz Quotes

There’s no future without the past and anybody who doesn’t really understand where jazz has come from has no right to try to direct where it’s going Picture Quote #1

I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have by reading novels Picture Quote #1

There’s more bad music in jazz than any other form. Maybe that’s because the audience doesn’t really know what’s happening Picture Quote #1

The chief trouble with jazz is that there is not enough of it; some of it we have to listen to twice Picture Quote #1

Just figure out what you think jazz is, and then if it fits into that category, it’s jazz, and if it doesn’t, it isn’t. It’s no big deal Picture Quote #1

For me writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz Picture Quote #1

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My other friends are in music relaxation class, which I do not attend, because smooth jazz makes me angry sometimes Picture Quote #1

I’m pretty optimistic about the future of rock... it will be back to composition as in classical music or jazz Picture Quote #1

My own feelings about the direction in which jazz should go are that there should be much less stress on technical exhibitionism and much more on emotional content, on what might be termed humanity in music and the freedom to say all that you want Picture Quote #1

Jazz is music made by and for people who have chosen to feel good in spite of conditions Picture Quote #1

I don’t separate one era of jazz from another, because I listen to everybody... Everybody takes from everybody else and adds their own thing and goes on from there Picture Quote #1

Jazz is the type of music that can absorb so many things and still be jazz Picture Quote #1

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The value of jazz still has to be clarified. People involve themselves with its superficialities without digging for its soul Picture Quote #1

I don’t know where jazz is going. Maybe it’s going to hell. You can’t make anything go anywhere. It just happens Picture Quote #1

Jazz is something that you have to feel. It’s something that you have to live Picture Quote #1

Jazz was not only built in the minds of the great ones, but on the backs of the ordinary ones Picture Quote #1

Jazz is one of the best things that you can find in your life, it can always be your friend Picture Quote #1

Jazz is like wine. When it is new it’s only for the experts, but when it gets older everybody wants it Picture Quote #1

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Jazz is not background music. You must concentrate in order to get the most out of it. You must absorb it Picture Quote #1

Jazz is not just music, it’s a way of life, it’s a way of being, a way of thinking Picture Quote #1

One thing I like about jazz, kid, is that I don’t know what’s going to happen next. Do you? Picture Quote #1

Jazz is a democratic musical form. We take our respective instruments and collectively create a thing of beauty Picture Quote #1

Jazz is such a powerful cultural statement that it’s almost as if it’s intertwined with society Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t matter if people are playing jazz or writing poetry. If they want to be successful, they need to learn how to persist and persevere and keep on working until the work is done... I bet there isn’t a single highly successful person who has not depended on grit. Nobody is talented enough to not have to work hard, and that’s what grit allows you to do Picture Quote #1

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For me, the ultimate form of expression is blues, where jazz appeals to me on an intellectual level Picture Quote #1

Introvert conversations are like jazz. Each player gets to solo for a nice stretch before the other player comes in and does his solo Picture Quote #1

I can only be me. I do what I do, I’m not a jazz player... I don’t play jazz standards, at least not in any recognizable way. It’s not my turf but I have plenty of respect for that style of playing Picture Quote #1

I love music. My secret dream has always been to be a jazz musician. I tried the saxophone for a year or two when I was younger, but unfortunately I had to face the fact that I was not really talented! Picture Quote #1

Jazz demands that you bring to it things that are valuable to you, that are personal to you Picture Quote #1

Basketball, unlike football with its prescribed routes, is an improvisational game, similar to jazz. If someone drops a note, someone else must step into the vacuum and drive the beat that sustains the team Picture Quote #1

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There’s no future without the past and anybody who doesn’t really understand where jazz has come from has no right to try to direct where it’s going (Jazz Quotes) I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have by reading novels (Jazz Quotes) There’s more bad music in jazz than any other form. Maybe that’s because the audience doesn’t really know what’s happening (Jazz Quotes) The chief trouble with jazz is that there is not enough of it; some of it we have to listen to twice (Jazz Quotes) Just figure out what you think jazz is, and then if it fits into that category, it’s jazz, and if it doesn’t, it isn’t. It’s no big deal (Jazz Quotes) For me writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz (Jazz Quotes) My other friends are in music relaxation class, which I do not attend, because smooth jazz makes me angry sometimes (Jazz Quotes) I’m pretty optimistic about the future of rock... it will be back to composition as in classical music or jazz (Jazz Quotes) My own feelings about the direction in which jazz should go are that there should be much less stress on technical exhibitionism and much more on emotional content, on what might be termed humanity in music and the freedom to say all that you want (Jazz Quotes) Jazz is music made by and for people who have chosen to feel good in spite of conditions (Jazz Quotes) I don’t separate one era of jazz from another, because I listen to everybody... Everybody takes from everybody else and adds their own thing and goes on from there (Jazz Quotes) Jazz is the type of music that can absorb so many things and still be jazz (Jazz Quotes) The value of jazz still has to be clarified. People involve themselves with its superficialities without digging for its soul (Jazz Quotes) I don’t know where jazz is going. Maybe it’s going to hell. You can’t make anything go anywhere. It just happens (Jazz Quotes) Jazz is something that you have to feel. It’s something that you have to live (Jazz Quotes) Jazz was not only built in the minds of the great ones, but on the backs of the ordinary ones (Jazz Quotes) Jazz is one of the best things that you can find in your life, it can always be your friend (Jazz Quotes) Jazz is like wine. When it is new it’s only for the experts, but when it gets older everybody wants it (Jazz Quotes) Jazz is not background music. You must concentrate in order to get the most out of it. You must absorb it (Jazz Quotes) Jazz is not just music, it’s a way of life, it’s a way of being, a way of thinking (Jazz Quotes) One thing I like about jazz, kid, is that I don’t know what’s going to happen next. Do you? (Jazz Quotes) Jazz is a democratic musical form. We take our respective instruments and collectively create a thing of beauty (Jazz Quotes) Jazz is such a powerful cultural statement that it’s almost as if it’s intertwined with society (Jazz Quotes) It doesn’t matter if people are playing jazz or writing poetry. If they want to be successful, they need to learn how to persist and persevere and keep on working until the work is done... I bet there isn’t a single highly successful person who has not depended on grit. Nobody is talented enough to not have to work hard, and that’s what grit allows you to do (Jazz Quotes) For me, the ultimate form of expression is blues, where jazz appeals to me on an intellectual level (Jazz Quotes) Introvert conversations are like jazz. Each player gets to solo for a nice stretch before the other player comes in and does his solo (Jazz Quotes) I can only be me. I do what I do, I’m not a jazz player... I don’t play jazz standards, at least not in any recognizable way. It’s not my turf but I have plenty of respect for that style of playing (Jazz Quotes) I love music. My secret dream has always been to be a jazz musician. I tried the saxophone for a year or two when I was younger, but unfortunately I had to face the fact that I was not really talented! (Jazz Quotes) Jazz demands that you bring to it things that are valuable to you, that are personal to you (Jazz Quotes) Basketball, unlike football with its prescribed routes, is an improvisational game, similar to jazz. If someone drops a note, someone else must step into the vacuum and drive the beat that sustains the team (Jazz Quotes)

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