“Music on the radio. When I went in, the big bands were just getting up a good head of steam. Now every… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have… — Carla Bley Copy Share Image
You always come back to Duke Ellington - he's kind of like the thread that holds everything together from the big band… — Herbert Copy Share Image
My brother was always in bands and on the road when I was a kid and he was my inspiration. He never… — Jimmy Chamberlin Copy Share Image
The patterns of big-band music are smooth and classical. It's got to be fresh. The brass section should crackle, like the sound… — Illinois Jacquet Copy Share Image
Their eagerness for the big-band music and their ability to grasp the essence of it made me realize that today's generation has… — Illinois Jacquet Copy Share Image
There's sort of an open offer to work with a guy in Los Angeles who does big band and orchestra arrangements who… — Jello Biafra Copy Share Image
[Manhattan School Of Music] didn't' have a jazz undergraduate program at the time so I played a semester in the big band.… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
My mother did play classical piano, not that well. And actually, my father sang with the big bands - he sang with… — Toni Tennille Copy Share Image
Once again, in the fine tradition of North Texas Lab Bands, this is truly a superb band. Under the artful leadership of… — Michael Brecker Copy Share Image
I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have from… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
I like all of the typical hard rock bands. I'm an AC/DC fanatic. I love ZZ Top, just about any Van Halen,… — Mark Mendoza Copy Share Image
Big band music, to me, it really has three key elements. First is the lyrics are really sweet, and they're just really… — John Tesh Copy Share Image
Rock 'n' roll accepted me and paid me, even though I loved the big bands... I went that way because I wanted… — Chuck Berry Copy Share Image
If the song was upbeat, we'd get out a funky Harry Connick, Jr. album, some Louis Prima big band, or a Bob… — Bart Millard Copy Share Image
The music I wanted to get into when I went to California, was to, uh, get into, uh, pop, mostly. And the… — Carl Gardner Copy Share Image
When I did the album for 'When Harry Met Sally,' I found myself out there in front of this big band, which… — Harry Connick, Jr Copy Share Image
Sometimes I would go on Sundays and play with Doc Cheatham. I was also playing in a band of teenagers led by… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Something happened in the nineties. There was a shift. I don't want to blame it on grunge or the rise of indie… — Brandon Flowers Copy Share Image
I always loved all kinds of music. I would watch musicals a lot as a kid, on TV, watch the Fred Astaire… — Queen Latifah Copy Share Image
My parents were into 40s big band stuff, and my father was a great dancer to that kind of thing. But rock… — Mark Alan Stamaty Copy Share Image
When The Murderdolls started it was a really cool thing, especially for me because I had never done anything on that scale… — Wednesday 13 Copy Share Image
It is really refreshing to hear a big band that has the ability to execute ensemble passages with swing and precision while… — John Patitucci Copy Share Image
A few Disney TV composers had me pinch-hit writing some scoring cues to picture. Disney tapped me to be the composer for… — Danny Jacob Copy Share Image
We want to be original. To express our most interesting stuff. But you don't see the word "original" come up very often… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
The '60s was a magical time in the music business. So much creativity and talent. I think a lot of it came… — Frankie Valli Copy Share Image
[Thelonious] Monk is a subject in itself. I mean, most piano players in most big bands sit down and they play with… — Ray Brown Copy Share Image
My father was a jazz tenor sax player. He played in a lot of big bands. So I had that sound around… — Meshell Ndegeocello Copy Share Image
The first trip was with my high school band and the second was a graduation gift to me and a few other… — Marion Meadows Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I used to listen to my Emerson radio late at night under the covers. I started by… — Frankie Valli Copy Share Image
I knew I wanted to be an actor for a long time, but I was based out of Chicago and then I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I enjoy playing with a big band occasionally, but it's too restricting; you really don't have a chance to stretch out and… — Art Pepper Copy Share Image
I was growing up at a time when music was growing and changing so fast. I had learned all the big band… — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
It's certainly no coincidence that big bands became the entertainment of the army in WWI and WWII, and that jazz drumming style… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
Bacharach has such a brilliant ear for melody and his music has a completely timeless feel to it; I thought it would… — Michael Ball Copy Share Image
The age of the rock star was coterminous with rock n' roll, which, in spite of all the promises made in some… — David Hepworth Copy Share Image
I started out playing big bands shows and different things. I was with several different small bands and groups, doing comedy and… — Hal Blaine Copy Share Image
A lot of the music is the kind of thing I grew up with, listening to it with my parents. So there… — Frances Ruffelle Copy Share Image
When 'American Slang' came out, everyone was like, 'This is the next big band in the world, and this is blah blah… — Brian Fallon Copy Share Image
I think The Doors are one of the classic groups, and I think we're all tempted to feel like the time in… — Edgar Winter Copy Share Image
![“[Manhattan School Of Music] didn't' have a jazz undergraduate program at the time so I played a semester in the big band. There was a graduate program. But I wasn't really that involved in jazz yet.” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/196/jon-gordon-1655_band_manhattan-school-of-music-didn-t-have-a_2867269.jpg)
![“[Thelonious] Monk is a subject in itself. I mean, most piano players in most big bands sit down and they play with the band, you know. But Monk would just sit there like this. And all of a sudden there'd be a pause from all the trumpets and everything and Monk would go 'plink!' like that. And…” quote by Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bc/ray-brown-34220_band_thelonious-monk-is-a-subject-in-itself-i_125504.jpg)
