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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Music is a reservoir... of sounds.

Music is a reservoir... of sounds.

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...

In nuclear war all men are cremated equal.

In nuclear war all men are cremated equal.

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...

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...

The music scene is more competitive in the States.

The music scene is more competitive in the States.