I cannot say what I think is right about Music. I only know the rightness of it.
If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it’s like the human voice
Music is the great arbiter of the world, the key to central harmony and a necessary requirement of human emotion.
I’m always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things.
Miles’ sessions were not typical of anybody else’s sessions. They were totally unique.
Ah music… a magic beyond all we do here!
Your sound is you and what you really feel inside.
Music is a gift and a burden I’ve had since I can remember who I was.
It’s important to reflect on what made Jazz so special.
You blows who you is.
Players are coming from other backgrounds: rock, folk, ethnic music. It’s changing Jazz for the better.
Jazz is a beautiful woman whose older brother is a policeman.
A movie and a stage show are two entirely different things. A picture, you can do anything you want. Change it, cut out a scene, put in a scene, take a scene out. They don’t do that on stage.
The only award I’ve ever worked for or wanted really were the ones that were given to me by the fans. So, whether it’s a platinum record or hit songs, those are the ones that last the most.
For years the Trio did nothing but play for musicians and other hip people. We practically starved to death.
The radio makes hideous sounds.
My music is Jazz.
It’s Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, you know. They got a musical mind together and uh, you can’t explain it.
There’s a category for me. I like to be referred to as a good singer of good songs in good taste.
Judy Garland was the singer I most wanted to sound like then, not to copy, but to get some of her soul and purity. A wonderful young voice.
I do Jazz, Blues, Country and so forth. I do them all like a good utility man.
