A Satin Doll is a woman who is as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside.
DUKE ELLINGTONJazz is a good barometer of freedom.
More Duke Ellington Quotes
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Be a number one yourself. And not a number two somebody else.
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Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous, you don’t want it.
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There is no art without intention.
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What does music mean to you? What would you do without music?
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Simplicity is a most complex form.
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I’m sure critics have their purpose, and they’re supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think someone should have done, rather than concerning themselves with what he did.
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My biggest kick in music -playing or writing- is when I have a problem. Without a problem to solve, how much interest do you take in anything?
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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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Of the One O’Clock Lab Band after hearing their performance, and sitting in with them at the White House: “I wish it were mine”.
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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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I never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the piano bench to my left and another to my right.
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If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
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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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You have to stop listening in categories. The music is either good or it’s bad.
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There are two kinds of worries – those you can do something about and those you can’t. Don’t spend any time on the latter.
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