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If you have a great band with a mediocre drummer, you have a mediocre band. If you have a mediocre band with a great drummer, you have a great band!

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It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.
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Meaning Yourself
There is no art when one does something without intention.
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Art Intention
You’ve got to find a way of saying it without saying it.
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Finding Silence Way Yourself
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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Kind Time Wasted Worry Yourself
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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Interest Music Problem Yourself
I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.
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Blue Energy Myself Writing
There is no art without intention.
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Art Creation Creativity Intention One Liner
Jazz today, as always in the past, is a matter of thoughtful creation, not mere unaided instinct.
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Creation Instinct Past Thinking
If it sounds good and feels good, then it IS good!
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Feeling Music Sound
Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
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Discipline Value Virtue
I fluffed off the guy who kept requesting tunes all night, then found out he was the King’s son.
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Finding Himself Man Request
A Satin Doll is a woman who is as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside.
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Doll Herself Pretty Woman
It’s like an act of murder – you play with intent to commit something.
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Act Commitment Murder Play Yourself
I like any and all of my associations with music: writing, playing, and listening. We write and play from our perspective, and the audience listens from its perspective. If and when we agree, I am lucky.
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Association Audience Listening Music Perspective Play
Jazz is a good barometer of freedom.
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Freedom Goodness Measurement
Music is my mistress and she plays second fiddle to no one.
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Herself Mistress Music Play

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