All Norman Granz Quotes
I'm concerned with trend. I don't know where jazz fans will come from 20 years from now.
Norman Granz
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There are many artists that I present that I admit I like less than I do others. But I think that they warrant being presented by my own, personal standards.
Norman Granz
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In 1958, I decided that I was going to live in Europe permanently. So in 1959 I moved to Lugano, Switzerland.
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The record companies are interested in the kind of sales they can get from the rock groups.
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You will always find a few people in any area that would like things done completely their way.
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Sponsors and networks will really go all out and simply evaluate people on the basis of talent.
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I allowed artists to play for as long as they felt they could justifiably continue to create.
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The economic picture in the States today doesn't allow for jazz concerts in a tour fashion. People now are too used to the Festival, which gives them more names for the same price.
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I don't want to sound as if I'm doing something tremendously special. But I am a jazz fan.
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I still continue to do at least four concert tours a year, and in many cases, as many as six.
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I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas.
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I don't say that the supposed Civil Rights development is a myth, but it's a matter of dealing with reality. It's purely peripheral and, in many cases, it's just a facade.
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Ellington is a writer and arranger, as well as a musician and leader. He does movie sound tracks.
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If I were to put on Barbra Streisand and Duke Ellington, one might say the combination isn't good.
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