Labels don't mean anything to me. I'm trying to play as passionately as I'm able to. If they want to call that cool, that's fine. Just spell the name right, is the formula. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
Bernstein grew up in my building in New York. He's a very, very fine player. When he was a kid, he came by to find out what was going on in the world of jazz. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn't satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section player, actually. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I… — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
I could stop and say, Well that was a D minor, G seven, but I really don't want to know that. I just want… — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
Labels don't mean anything to me. I'm trying to play as passionately as I'm able to. If they want to call that cool, that's… — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
Out of Coltrane's whole history, there are things which I think are great from all the periods. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That's why I wanted the clarinet. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
I just completed a tour in Europe. I played every night. This requires traveling some days for six hours in a van or a… — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
