Music is a reservoir... of sounds.

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In nuclear war all men are cremated equal.

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Darlin... be-bop is the music of the future.

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The music scene is more competitive in the States.

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In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically.

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If you can't play the blues... you might as well hang it up.

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What I'm doing, I prefer to call that jazz, because it is a beautiful word - I love it.

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To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche.

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Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people.

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If I were to call it black music, that would be untrue. I don't know what that is, unless it would be some African drums or something.

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