If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call an American standard, an American original.
DUKE ELLINGTON
Problems are chances for us to do our best.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call an American standard, an American original.
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Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.
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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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People do not retire. They are retired by others.
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I don’t need time. What I need is a deadline!
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Create, and be true to yourself, and depend only on your own good taste.
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The artist must say it without saying it.
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Everyone prays in their own language, and there is no language that God does not understand.
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Tomorrow is in the wings waiting for you to sound her entrance fanfare.
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Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
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My mother told me I was blessed, and I have always taken her word for it. Being born of – or reincarnated from – royalty is nothing Like being blessed. Royalty is inherited from another human being; blessedness comes from God.
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The most important thing I look for in a musician is whether he knows how to listen.
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A goal is a dream with a finish line.
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Everybody in Canada seemed to listen to what they enjoyed, and nobody could tell them what to like, or what was the popular, or what was the In thing. Even today, it is very hard to brainwash a Canadian.
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It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.
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