Sobre o jazz #32

Tony Bennett

"In a hundred to a hundred fifty years from now, I believe that people will recognize
the music of Gershwin and Ellington as the Classical Music of our time"

Sobre o jazz #31

John Coltrane

"During the year 1957, I experienced, by the grace of God, a spiritual awakening which was to lead me to a richer, fuller, more productive life.
At that time, in gratitude, I humbly asked to be given the means and privilege to make others happy through music.
I feel this has been granted through His grace."

Sobre o jazz #30

Chet Baker


"I soon became aware that there wasn't enough time or opportunity to kiss all the girls in the world.
The best thing is to stay cool - just be choosy and wait for the right opportunity."

Sobre o jazz #29

Roberta Gambarini


"Con l'amicizia la musica funziona meglio."

Sobre o jazz #28

Sid Caesar


"What is jazz? … Jazz is a beautiful woman whose older brother is a policeman."

Sobre o jazz #27

Ray Charles


"I do Jazz, Blues, Country & so forth. I do them all like a good utility man."

Sobre o jazz #26

Miles Davis


"Nothing but bop? Stupid."

Sobre o jazz #25

Lionel Hampton


"Music was our wife, and we loved her.
And we stayed with her, and we clothed her, and we put diamond rings on her hands."

Sobre o jazz #24

B. B. King


"Notes are expensive... spend them wisely."

Sobre o jazz #23

Bix Beiderbecke


"One thing I like about jazz, kid, is that I don't know what's going to happen next. Do you?"

Sobre o jazz #22

Dizzy Gillespie


"It's taken me all my life to learn what not to play."

Sobre o jazz #21

Art Blakey


"If you feel like tapping your feet, tap your feet.
If you feel like clapping your hands, clap your hands.
And if you feel like taking off your shoes, take off your shoes.
We are here to have a ball. So we want you to leave your worldly troubles outside and come in here and swing."

Sobre o jazz #20

Bobby McFerrin


"Don’t worry, be happy."

Sobre o jazz #19

Artie Shaw


"Swing is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing.
There is no such thing as a "swing band" in music."

Sobre o jazz #18

Alvin Youngblood Hart


"If the blues was money, I would be a millionaire."

Sobre o jazz #17

Billie Holiday


"I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it.
That's all I know."

Sobre o jazz #16

Louis Armstrong


"Man, if you have to ask what it [jazz] is, you'll never know."

Sobre o jazz #15

Art Pepper


"Never open a show with a ballad."

Sobre o Jazz #14

Andrew Cyrille

"In our music, the drum is like the mother of the music, it's like the heartbeat. It transmits the pulse, the energy, the basic feeling of the music. If you take the drums out of most Black music, it would probably almost be lifeless."

Sobre o jazz #13

Charlie Parker


"Master your instrument. Master the music. And then forget all that bullshit and just play."