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Lee Konitz Quotes

I hear many extra-musical things somehow in Coltrane Picture Quote #1

A lot of bands were doing remotes from ballrooms around the country Picture Quote #1

You just keep playing. If someone special comes along and organizes it in a new way, then you’ll have another approach and everybody will jump on it to try to learn Picture Quote #1

In some ways Lester Young is the most complex rhythmically of any musician. He does some things which are just phenomenal Picture Quote #1

I just completed a tour in Europe. I played every night. This requires traveling some days for six hours in a van or a train or a car. After six weeks of that, I checked into the hotel and just fell apart Picture Quote #1

Labels don’t mean anything to me. I’m trying to play as passionately as I’m able to. If they want to call that cool, that’s fine. Just spell the name right, is the formula Picture Quote #1

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I wish that person outside would stop coughing Picture Quote #1

It’s very demanding to make up your own music Picture Quote #1

Sound is the first thing that we tune into Picture Quote #1

A first love always occupies a special place Picture Quote #1

Most jazz players work out their solos, at least to the extent that they have a very specific vocabulary Picture Quote #1

Names and theoretical things don’t occur to me. If they do, I’m not doing my real playing mode Picture Quote #1

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As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be some jazz Picture Quote #1

I’d like to feel that whatever I play is a result of whatever I’ve heard Picture Quote #1

It was 100 percent music. There was no ego involved, no attitudes, no black and white, it was pure music Picture Quote #1

Many people do think it’s naive to improvise in front of paying customers. I’m not saying one way is better than another Picture Quote #1

We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out Picture Quote #1

You just keep playing. If someone special comes along and organizes it in a new way, then you’ll have another approach and everybody will jump on it to try to learn Picture Quote #1

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I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double Picture Quote #1

I listen to classical music very much. There’s a lot of jazz that I don’t enjoy listening to Picture Quote #1

I have been able to get a small audience. It’s not the huge audience, but it’s enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that Picture Quote #1

I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn’t satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section player, actually Picture Quote #1

After playing now for 60 years, it’s still very challenging for me to play a simple melody and have it clean and touch the reed at the proper time in the proper way Picture Quote #1

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I hear many extra-musical things somehow in Coltrane (Lee Konitz Quotes) A lot of bands were doing remotes from ballrooms around the country (Lee Konitz Quotes) You just keep playing. If someone special comes along and organizes it in a new way, then you’ll have another approach and everybody will jump on it to try to learn. (Lee Konitz Quotes) In some ways Lester Young is the most complex rhythmically of any musician. He does some things which are just phenomenal (Lee Konitz Quotes) I just completed a tour in Europe. I played every night. This requires traveling some days for six hours in a van or a train or a car. After six weeks of that, I checked into the hotel and just fell apart (Lee Konitz Quotes) Labels don’t mean anything to me. I’m trying to play as passionately as I’m able to. If they want to call that cool, that’s fine. Just spell the name right, is the formula (Lee Konitz Quotes) I wish that person outside would stop coughing (Lee Konitz Quotes) It’s very demanding to make up your own music (Lee Konitz Quotes) Sound is the first thing that we tune into (Lee Konitz Quotes) A first love always occupies a special place (Lee Konitz Quotes) Most jazz players work out their solos, at least to the extent that they have a very specific vocabulary (Lee Konitz Quotes) Names and theoretical things don’t occur to me. If they do, I’m not doing my real playing mode (Lee Konitz Quotes) As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be some jazz (Lee Konitz Quotes) I’d like to feel that whatever I play is a result of whatever I’ve heard (Lee Konitz Quotes) It was 100 percent music. There was no ego involved, no attitudes, no black and white, it was pure music (Lee Konitz Quotes) Many people do think it’s naive to improvise in front of paying customers. I’m not saying one way is better than another (Lee Konitz Quotes) We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out (Lee Konitz Quotes) You just keep playing. If someone special comes along and organizes it in a new way, then you’ll have another approach and everybody will jump on it to try to learn (Lee Konitz Quotes) I understood that if I wanted to work, the saxophone was the main instrument. The clarinet was what we call a double (Lee Konitz Quotes) I listen to classical music very much. There’s a lot of jazz that I don’t enjoy listening to (Lee Konitz Quotes) I have been able to get a small audience. It’s not the huge audience, but it’s enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that (Lee Konitz Quotes) I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn’t satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section player, actually (Lee Konitz Quotes) After playing now for 60 years, it’s still very challenging for me to play a simple melody and have it clean and touch the reed at the proper time in the proper way (Lee Konitz Quotes)