Music is a reservoir... of sounds.

Quote by Dexter Gordon

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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...

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...

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...

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...

The music scene is more competitive in the States.

The music scene is more competitive in the States.

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.

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.

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...

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.

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age.

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age.

What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in...

What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in...

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their...

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their...

Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That...

Jazz is there and gone. It happens. You have to be present for it. That...

If I am playing any music at all it is jazz music.

If I am playing any music at all it is jazz music.

Jazz was uplifted by what I did.

Jazz was uplifted by what I did.