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> [We had to do a lot of rehearsals to get it so that it was playable. What it did was make you practice. That's good for any musician to have that kind of pressure. It brings things out of you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/we-had-to-do-a-lot-of-rehearsals-to-get-it-so-that-it-was-playable/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

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## More by Ray Brown

> [They played so good it was frightening. And I, of course, being young, was in awe of everything that was going on and rightly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/they-played-so-good-it-was-frightening-and-i-of-course-being-young/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

> [ \[Thelonious\] Monk is a subject in itself. I mean, most piano players in most big bands sit down and they play with the band,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/thelonious-monk-is-a-subject-in-itself-i-mean-most-piano-players-in/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

> [ I went up to his \[Hank Jones'\] house and there were four guys there: Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, and Max Roach. Not… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/i-went-up-to-his-hank-jones-house-and-there-were-four-guys-there/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

> [Jazz is something you have to feel, something you have to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/jazz-is-something-you-have-to-feel-something-you-have-to-live/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

> [Jazz is something that you have to feel. It's something that you have to live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/jazz-is-something-that-you-have-to-feel-it-s-something-that-you-have/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

> [People are trading distance for dollars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/people-are-trading-distance-for-dollars/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

> [ The amazing thing about Sweets \[Edison\] was that he exactly spoke the way that he played! He was really unique, the one and only.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/the-amazing-thing-about-sweets-edison-was-that-he-exactly-spoke-the/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

> [We had to do a lot of rehearsals to get it so that it was playable. What it did was make you practice. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/we-had-to-do-a-lot-of-rehearsals-to-get-it-so-that-it-was-playable/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

> [Well, jazz is to me, a complete lifestyle. It's bigger than a word. It's a much bigger force than just something that you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/well-jazz-is-to-me-a-complete-lifestyle-it-s-bigger-than-a-word-it-s/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

> [The best time to buy a home is always five years ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/the-best-time-to-buy-a-home-is-always-five-years-ago/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

> [Coming down off crack is like the worst depression. The worst.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/coming-down-off-crack-is-like-the-worst-depression-the-worst/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

> [A 'For Sale' sign in your yard during the holidays is like a 'kick me' sign. You are telling buyers you are a distressed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/a-for-sale-sign-in-your-yard-during-the-holidays-is-like-a-kick-me/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

> [I will have a song that I'm in love with for a couple of months and then I'll go to something else. That's just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/i-will-have-a-song-that-i-m-in-love-with-for-a-couple-of-months-and/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

> [The better it gets, the fewer of us know it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-brown/the-better-it-gets-the-fewer-of-us-know-it/)

[Ray Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-brown/)

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