I decided that I would be one of the biggest new names; and I actually had some little fancy business cards printed up to announce it, 'Count Basie. Beware, the Count is Here.'

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All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel......

All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel......

Well, if you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note...

Well, if you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note...

I, of course, wanted to play real jazz. When we played pop tunes, and naturally...

I, of course, wanted to play real jazz. When we played pop tunes, and naturally...

If you play a tune and a person don't tap their feet, don't play the...

If you play a tune and a person don't tap their feet, don't play the...

I'm saying: to be continued, until we meet again. Meanwhile, keep on listening and tapping...

I'm saying: to be continued, until we meet again. Meanwhile, keep on listening and tapping...

Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it...

Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it...

The release date is just one day, but the record is forever.

The release date is just one day, but the record is forever.

Dear radio stations, You do know there are more than 4 songs in the world,...

Dear radio stations, You do know there are more than 4 songs in the world,...

Music expresses feeling and thought, without language; it was below and before speech, and it...

Music expresses feeling and thought, without language; it was below and before speech, and it...

There is music wherever there is harmony, order, or proportion.

There is music wherever there is harmony, order, or proportion.

The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better...

The Church knew what the psalmist knew: Music praises God. Music is well or better...

I'm a Hollywood Trainwreck.

I'm a Hollywood Trainwreck.

If you don't like Louis Armstrong, you don't know how to love.

If you don't like Louis Armstrong, you don't know how to love.

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something...

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something...

Music fills the infinite between two souls. This has been muffled by the mist of...

Music fills the infinite between two souls. This has been muffled by the mist of...

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.

My feelings for you shame me into silence. The truth of this and your name...

My feelings for you shame me into silence. The truth of this and your name...

What we play is life.

What we play is life.

Nothing separates the generations more than music. By the time a child is eight or...

Nothing separates the generations more than music. By the time a child is eight or...

If it is true that the violin is the most perfect of musical instruments, then...

If it is true that the violin is the most perfect of musical instruments, then...