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That’s the way women do. The frown. They want to give you the attitude to approach them back, by giving you a negative vibe.

Miles Davis

You can tell whether a person plays well or not by the way he carries the instrument, whether it means something to him or not.
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Instrument Person Play Yourself
Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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Follow Musician Revolution
If you love them in the morning with their eyes full of crust; if you love them at night with their hair full of rollers, chances are, you’re in love.
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Chance Eyes Hair Love Morning Night Yourself
To keep creating you have to be about change.
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Change Creation Yourself
I usually write from the rhythm section…If a drummer got a funky beat on some things – like a half-shuffle or a shuffle or a backbeat that’s even – I can write something.
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Myself Rhythm Writing
If you sacrifice your art because of some woman, or some man, or for some color, or for some wealth, you can’t be trusted.
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Art Man Sacrifice Trust Woman Yourself
I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands.
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Himself Musician Myself Person Play Stand
The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.
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Ideas Judgement Man Project
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
Music is the framework around the silence.
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Framework Music Perspective Silence
Play what you know and then play above that
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Instrument Known Music Play Yourself
Always look ahead, but never look back.
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Forward Future Past See
There are no wrong notes in jazz: only notes in the wrong places.
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Note Place Wrong
Don’t worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one.
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Finding Music Notes Oneself Play Worry
Do not be afraid of errors. There are no errors.
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Afraid Errors Inspirational Mistake Perspective
It takes you years to learn how to play like yourself.
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Learning Play Yourself

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