Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people.
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It's certainly not just a spot opinion; it's something that obviously has been building up for years. It is also very good for publicity, and it is the kind of recognition that maybe will help financially, also.Dexter Gordon
When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it's composition. If you don't understand what it's about, you're depriving yourself of being really able to communicate this poem.
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In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically.
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Darlin... be-bop is the music of the future.
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What I'm doing, I prefer to call that jazz, because it is a beautiful word - I love it.
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If I were to call it black music, that would be untrue. I don't know what that is, unless it would be some African drums or something.
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