“You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back them up at all times. That's jazz.”
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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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