Dexter Gordon Quotes

Darlin… be-bop is the music of the future.

What I’m doing, I prefer to call that jazz, because it is a beautiful word – I love it.

If you can’t play the Blues you might as well hang it up.

The music scene is more competitive in the States.

If you can’t play the blues, you might as well hang it up.

Jazz is a living music; since its beginning has expressed the feelings, dreams and hopes of the people.

When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it’s composition. If you don’t understand what it’s about, you’re depriving yourself of being really able to communicate this poem.

I hope we left you with something to put under your pillow.

Jazz is a beautiful word. I love it.

When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it’s composition.

Music is a reservoir… of sounds.

If I were to call it black music, that would be untrue. I don’t know what that is, unless it would be some African drums or something.

Jazz to me is a living music. It’s a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people.