There are very few groups that really stay together. The leaders of groups make enough money to be able to afford to work a maximum of 35-40 weeks a year. — Norman Granz Copy Share Image
Germany is probably the richest country in Western Europe. Yet they wouldn't take any television with Duke and Ella, their reaction being that people… — Norman Granz Copy Share
Ellington is a writer and arranger, as well as a musician and leader. He does movie sound tracks. — Norman Granz Copy Share
I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan. — Norman Granz Copy Share
In 1958, I decided that I was going to live in Europe permanently. So in 1959 I moved to Lugano, Switzerland. — Norman Granz Copy Share
My function at Verve was that of a genuine producer in artists and repertoire. — Norman Granz Copy Share
You will always find a few people in any area that would like things done completely their way. — Norman Granz Copy Share
I don't think I will ever do any tours again in the United States. I rather think that that's over with. — Norman Granz Copy Share
Amsterdam must have more than a million people. But the only area where jazz is really profitable and successful in an economic sense is… — Norman Granz Copy Share
At Verve, my bookkeeper would invariably say, 'Well, why do you want to put out Roy Eldridge?' Or 'Why do you want to put… — Norman Granz Copy Share
There are many artists that I present that I admit I like less than I do others. But I think that they warrant being… — Norman Granz Copy Share
If you don't get substantially what you want, be ready to walk. And don't look back. — Norman Granz Copy Share
I don't think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence attached to it, apart from the practitioners of it. — Norman Granz Copy Share
I'm concerned with trend. I don't know where jazz fans will come from 20 years from now. — Norman Granz Copy Share
