"Lot's of us save jazz albums but how many of us get a chance to save a jazz musician..." The Jazz Foundation of America's
Here be various quotes and pictures of various jazz related things.
The young and the old Count Basie. The king of swing!
Oh Tito. A great man gotta love him. So talented.. So amusing.
"A great religious leader is a 'master of ecstasy.' He evokes emotions that move beyond the rational onto the mystical. A jazz musician does something the same. By his manipulation of sound and rhythm he releases movements and emotions which allow for the transcendence of everyday reality." - Ralph Ellison
"Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art." -- Charlie Parker
"I, of course, wanted to play real jazz. When we played pop tunes, and naturally we had to, I wanted those pops to kick! Not loud and fast, understand, but smoothly and with a definite punch." -- Count Basie
"I came up in Kansas City when the joints were running full blast from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Usual pay was a $1.25 a night, although somebody special, like Count Basie, could command $1.50." -- Charlie Parker
"They said Bird played bebop, but Bird could still swing. I've heard a lot of guys play bebop, but they wasn't swinging." -- Jay McShann
...in Jazz... Listening is more important than talking, that's why God gave us two ears and one mouth. �ya dig?
"Lot's of us save jazz albums but how many of us get a chance to save a jazz musician..." The Jazz Foundation of America's
Eu "vivo" o Jazz diariamente; � a minha religi�o! (I live Jazz everyday; it is my religion!) -Ronaldo M. Tamochumas
Erroll Garner was occasionally teased because he couldn't read music. "Hell, man," he once snapped back, "nobody can hear you read."
I'll play it first and tell you what it is later. - Miles Davis
By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with. Duke Ellington
This here be a Story written by none other than Jimbo. It's his 4unit English Major work.. and its all about the 1950-60s jazz scene.
Back to my bed!
