“I don't believe that a lot of the things I hear on the air today are going to be played for as long a time as Coleman Hawkins records or Brahms concertos.”
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If you have something to say of any worth then people will listen to you.
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Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just play.
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It's the group sound that's important, even when you're playing a solo.
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