When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it's composition. If you don't understand what it's about, you're depriving yourself of being really able to communicate this poem.

Quote by Dexter Gordon

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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.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

Music is a reservoir... of sounds.

Music is a reservoir... of sounds.

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...