This all came of a conversation I had with [John] Steinbeck once when we were standing in a men's room somewhere. Steinbeck asked me why I didn't play the banjo any more and I told him that went out with… — Eddie Condon Copy Share Image
[Louis Armstrong] could play a trumpet like nobody else, then put it down and sing a song like no one else could. — Eddie Condon Copy Share Image
As it enters the ear, does it come in like broken glass, or does it come in like honey? — Eddie Condon Copy Share Image
Ted Lewis could make the clarinet talk. What it said was put me back in the case! — Eddie Condon Copy Share Image
Finally Beiderbecke came out with a silver cornet. He put it to his lips and blew a phrase. The sound came out like a… — Eddie Condon Copy Share Image
This all came of a conversation I had with [John] Steinbeck once when we were standing in a men's room somewhere. Steinbeck asked me… — Eddie Condon Copy Share Image
Brubeck, for instance, is not careless. He's a studied guy. And even if his picture ends up on the back cover of Life, he's… — Eddie Condon Copy Share Image
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