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

Quote by Dexter Gordon

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

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

It's certainly not just a spot opinion; it's something that obviously has been building up...

It's certainly not just a spot opinion; it's something that obviously has been building up...

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

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

In nuclear war all men are cremated equal.

In nuclear war all men are cremated equal.

Music is a reservoir... of sounds.

Music is a reservoir... of sounds.

In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically.

In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically.

The music scene is more competitive in the States.

The music scene is more competitive in the States.

To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for...

To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for...

If I were to call it black music, that would be untrue. I don't know...

If I were to call it black music, that would be untrue. I don't know...

A lot of times I go back to record and to make a tour, but...

A lot of times I go back to record and to make a tour, but...

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

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

Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has...

Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has...

If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.

If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician.

By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't...

By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't...

I think you have to have a jazz pedigree to be on jazz radio.

I think you have to have a jazz pedigree to be on jazz radio.

Dont clap Im not a jazz band for Christs sake.

Dont clap Im not a jazz band for Christs sake.

In classical music, love is based on bitin' -- imitation. It's not based on interpretation....

In classical music, love is based on bitin' -- imitation. It's not based on interpretation....

The day of the great jazz improviser who doesn't know how to read music is...

The day of the great jazz improviser who doesn't know how to read music is...

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age