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More Quotes from Don Ellis:
To be a true artist you have to play the way you feel - not the way others think you should feel.Don Ellis
As we see in folk music quite often, emotion transforms what might otherwise be considered 'corny' (i.e. trite, banal, sentimental) music into valid, moving art.
Don Ellis
It was made into a situation when the governor acted like a horse's backside. The governor didn't reflect the attitude of the Georgia Tech football team at all.
Don Ellis
If one takes all the styles in jazz harmonically from the earliest beginnings to the latest experiments, he still has a rather limited scope when compared to the rest of music in the world.
Don Ellis
It is my belief that there is a tendency among the so-called 'modern' or 'hip' jazz musicians to consider styles other that their own, 'corny', and it is my contention that in actuality it is these musicians who are producing that which in future years perceptive critics will deem 'corny'.
Don Ellis
On those long notes behind the trumpet solo, if anyone lets his mind wander for a minute he is dead.
Don Ellis
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