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When you work with great musicians, they are always a part of you . . . their spirits are walking around in me, so they’re still here and passing it on to others.

Miles Davis

In improvisation, there are no mistakes.
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Improvisation Mistake Spontaneous
I don’t like to hear someone put down dixieland. Those people who say there’s no music but bop are just stupid; it shows how much they don’t know.
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Known Music Myself People Stupidity
Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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Drugs Feeling Music
What’s swinging in words? If a guy makes you pat your foot and if you feel it down your back, you don’t have to ask anybody if that’s good music or not. You can always feel it.
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Down Feeling Foot Goodness Music Word Yourself
Music is the framework around the silence.
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Framework Music Perspective Silence
I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
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Best Lips Myself Play
Keith, how does it feel to be a genius?
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Feeling Genius One Liner
I think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap.
MILES DAVIS

Thinking Tolerance
Always listen for what you can leave out.
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Leave Listening Yourself
Knowledge is freedom and ignorance is slavery.
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Freedom Ignorance Knowledge Slave
I used to enjoy all the white bands when I was a kid listening to the radio. But the record companies, they take music and label it – like, they say “rock”. Because the white singers can’t sound like James Brown, they call him “soul”. They’ve been doing that for years. That’s the prejudice crap.
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Enjoyment Listening White
My ego only needs a good rhythm section.
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Ego Goodness Myself Rhythm Section
You should never be comfortable, man. Being comfortable fouled up a lot of musicians.
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Comfortable Musician Ruin Yourself
Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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Follow Musician Revolution
You can’t compete with Sweets’ sound and time feel. It’s impossible.
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Feeling Impossible Sound Time Yourself
Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is.
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Goodness Music

When you work with great musicians, they are always a part of you . . . their spirits are walking around in me, so they’re still here and passing it on to others.

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