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Jazz Quotes

What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man Picture Quote #1

I don’t know if I have enough guts to do a whole standard jazz record Picture Quote #1

Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time Picture Quote #1

I think the challenges for me was to go into the studio with these incredible jazz players and come up to their level of excellence. That’s always a challenge Picture Quote #1

I wanted to make a jazz record. I didn’t want it to be a standards record Picture Quote #1

Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz record. But a lot of people have been. A lot of the people I’ve talked to like the record Picture Quote #1

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Jazz is not the popular culture. Jazz is in the same position in our culture as classical music. A very small minority of people really love it Picture Quote #1

That’s the thing about jazz: it’s free flowing, it comes from your soul Picture Quote #1

I think jazz is good, but I don’t enjoy it. It’s not for me Picture Quote #1

If he’s a true symphony artist, he knows better than that because he knows that the only truly creative musician is the jazz musician Picture Quote #1

Jazz is a music of great achievements but speed and chops serve a different function in jazz Picture Quote #1

If you play the very subtle jazz tunes with acoustic pianos, acoustic bass and it’s a dead standard, you are going to play very differently. It depends on the music Picture Quote #1

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I have always been a person who is concerned with the dignity of jazz music and the way jazz musicians have been treated and are treated, and the fact that the music has not been given the kind of due that it deserves Picture Quote #1

I think we are in the midst of this period where we are committing this suicide on the planet and everybody is just using up all of our natural resources like a bunch of insane people. That’s what I worry about more than I worry about jazz Picture Quote #1

I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician Picture Quote #1

Writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz. Much of the time life is a sort of rhythmic progression of three characters. If one tells oneself that life is like that, one feels it less arbitrary Picture Quote #1

I am not a jazz singer. I wouldn’t place myself on that footing. I wouldn’t even enter that arena Picture Quote #1

After the war, once the bop revolution had taken hold, there were all kinds of young musicians, talented young musicians, who were ready for this fusion of classical and jazz Picture Quote #1

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The jazz chord substitutions in a country song... that was another thing that bent people’s ears. I guess that my favorites are the unique ones. It’s not how fast you play. It’s that unique blending of different stuff I’m most proud of Picture Quote #1

I still play jazz, and I’ve always got that trumpet very handy, but I’m coming to feel the classical venues are where my main focus is, in the realm of symphonic pops Picture Quote #1

To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that’s not what I play. I play black classical music Picture Quote #1

Shoes are a big part of your look. I think that if your outfit isn’t really something special, then fun footwear is a great way to jazz it up and make your ensemble more interesting Picture Quote #1

If one takes all the styles in jazz harmonically from the earliest beginnings to the latest experiments, he still has a rather limited scope when compared to the rest of music in the world Picture Quote #1

Eclecticism is the word. Like a jazz musician who creates his own style out of the styles around him, I play by ear Picture Quote #1

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If you play jazz, then you play with your fingers. If you’re playing rock, you use a pick. There’s really no rhyme or reason to that other than that’s just the way it has been Picture Quote #1

In a way, the history of jazz’s development is a small mirror of classical music’s development through the centuries. Now jazz is a living form of original music, while classical music has gotten to the end of its cycle in terms of exploring its form Picture Quote #1

I’m reserved, so I’ve always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that Picture Quote #1

There’s a certain phraseology involved in jazz, and I’ve moved away from that Picture Quote #1

I don’t know who’s 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan Picture Quote #1

I don’t think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence attached to it, apart from the practitioners of it Picture Quote #1

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What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth. I do them all, like a good utility man (Jazz Quotes) I don’t know if I have enough guts to do a whole standard jazz record (Jazz Quotes) Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time (Jazz Quotes) I think the challenges for me was to go into the studio with these incredible jazz players and come up to their level of excellence. That’s always a challenge (Jazz Quotes) I wanted to make a jazz record. I didn’t want it to be a standards record (Jazz Quotes) Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz record. But a lot of people have been. A lot of the people I’ve talked to like the record (Jazz Quotes) Jazz is not the popular culture. Jazz is in the same position in our culture as classical music. A very small minority of people really love it (Jazz Quotes) That’s the thing about jazz: it’s free flowing, it comes from your soul (Jazz Quotes) I think jazz is good, but I don’t enjoy it. It’s not for me (Jazz Quotes) If he’s a true symphony artist, he knows better than that because he knows that the only truly creative musician is the jazz musician (Jazz Quotes) Jazz is a music of great achievements but speed and chops serve a different function in jazz (Jazz Quotes) If you play the very subtle jazz tunes with acoustic pianos, acoustic bass and it’s a dead standard, you are going to play very differently. It depends on the music (Jazz Quotes) I have always been a person who is concerned with the dignity of jazz music and the way jazz musicians have been treated and are treated, and the fact that the music has not been given the kind of due that it deserves (Jazz Quotes) I think we are in the midst of this period where we are committing this suicide on the planet and everybody is just using up all of our natural resources like a bunch of insane people. That’s what I worry about more than I worry about jazz (Jazz Quotes) I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician (Jazz Quotes) Writing is a question of finding a certain rhythm. I compare it to the rhythms of jazz. Much of the time life is a sort of rhythmic progression of three characters. If one tells oneself that life is like that, one feels it less arbitrary (Jazz Quotes) I am not a jazz singer. I wouldn’t place myself on that footing. I wouldn’t even enter that arena (Jazz Quotes) After the war, once the bop revolution had taken hold, there were all kinds of young musicians, talented young musicians, who were ready for this fusion of classical and jazz (Jazz Quotes) The jazz chord substitutions in a country song... that was another thing that bent people’s ears. I guess that my favorites are the unique ones. It’s not how fast you play. It’s that unique blending of different stuff I’m most proud of (Jazz Quotes) I still play jazz, and I’ve always got that trumpet very handy, but I’m coming to feel the classical venues are where my main focus is, in the realm of symphonic pops (Jazz Quotes) To most white people, jazz means black and jazz means dirt, and that’s not what I play. I play black classical music (Jazz Quotes) Shoes are a big part of your look. I think that if your outfit isn’t really something special, then fun footwear is a great way to jazz it up and make your ensemble more interesting (Jazz Quotes) If one takes all the styles in jazz harmonically from the earliest beginnings to the latest experiments, he still has a rather limited scope when compared to the rest of music in the world (Jazz Quotes) Eclecticism is the word. Like a jazz musician who creates his own style out of the styles around him, I play by ear (Jazz Quotes) If you play jazz, then you play with your fingers. If you’re playing rock, you use a pick. There’s really no rhyme or reason to that other than that’s just the way it has been (Jazz Quotes) In a way, the history of jazz’s development is a small mirror of classical music’s development through the centuries. Now jazz is a living form of original music, while classical music has gotten to the end of its cycle in terms of exploring its form (Jazz Quotes) I’m reserved, so I’ve always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that (Jazz Quotes) There’s a certain phraseology involved in jazz, and I’ve moved away from that (Jazz Quotes) I don’t know who’s 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan (Jazz Quotes) I don’t think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence attached to it, apart from the practitioners of it (Jazz Quotes)

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