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

Quote by Dexter Gordon

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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...

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

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

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...

Music is a reservoir... of sounds.

Music is a reservoir... of sounds.

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...

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...

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

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

In nuclear war all men are cremated equal.

In nuclear war all men are cremated equal.

The music scene is more competitive in the States.

The music scene is more competitive in the States.

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...

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...

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...