At Verve, my bookkeeper would invariably say, 'Well, why do you want to put out Roy Eldridge?' Or 'Why do you want to put out Ben Webster? They don't sell.' And I'd say, 'Well, whether they sell or not, they're… — 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
