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.
MILES DAVISYou can dominate a game if you dominate on the line… We’re just going to have to go out there and work hard and blow people off the ball, and let our runners do what they do best.
More Miles Davis Quotes
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Coltrane, you cant play everything at once!
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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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It’s not the note you play that’s the wrong note – it’s the note you play afterwards that makes it right or wrong.
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I’m out there doing the best that I can, My lip is cut and I’m still playing.
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Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.
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I think every Negro over fifty should get a medal for putting up with all that crap.
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The way you change and help music is by tryin’ to invent new ways to play.
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If you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that you play that determines if it’s good or bad.
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All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.
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The only reason to write a new song is because you’re tired of the old ones.
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Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
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I don’t care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing.
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Jazz is like blues with a shot of heroin!
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Some day I’m gonna call me up on the phone, so when I answer, I can tell myself to shut up.
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You have to know 400 notes that you can play, then pick the right four.
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