In some ways Lester Young is the most complex rhythmically of any musician. He does some things which are just phenomenal.
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Each of these instruments has a voice, and if I hear a sound on an instrument that I don't like, I'm not interested usually in what he plays.Lee Konitz
I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn't satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section player, actually.
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Names and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do, I'm not doing my real playing mode.
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Bernstein grew up in my building in New York. He's a very, very fine player. When he was a kid, he came by to find out what was going on in the world of jazz.
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