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The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.

Miles Davis

I never thought that the music called “jazz” was ever meant to reach just a small group of people, or become a museum thing locked under glass like all the other dead things that were once considered artistic.
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Artistic Music People Reach Thinking
If you’re not nervous then you’re not paying attention.
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Attention Nervous Pay Yourself
That was my gift having the ability to put certain guys together that would create a chemistry and then letting them go; letting them play what they knew, and above it.
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Ability Chemistry Known Play Togetherness
Anybody can play. The note is only 20 percent. The attitude of the motherfucker who plays it is 80 percent.
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Attitude Character Musician Play
I think the greatest sound in the world is the human voice.
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Greatness Human Sound Voice World
It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
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Learning Play Yourself
You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.
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Horn Instrument Play Yourself
In high school I was best in music class on the trumpet, but the prizes went to the boys with blue eyes. I made up my mind to outdo anybody white on my horn.
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Best Discrimination Musician Myself White
Certain drummers drop time, and I like to play on top of the beat.
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Musician Myself Play Time
You can dominate a game if you dominate on the line… We’re just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.
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Best Blow Domination Game People Run Yourself
Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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Instrument Play Yourself
You can’t eat a winner’s plaque.
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Eat Win Yourself
If you don’t know what to play, play nothing.
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Known Play Yourself
If you have to ask, you’ll never know.
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Unknown Yourself
If you’re going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.
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Behind Yourself
Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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Fear Instrument Mistake Musician None One Liner

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