I keep reverting (to Duke Ellington), he to me is the greatest ever and my favorite jazz philosopher, as such. — Cannonball Adderley Copy Share Image
There's no future without the past and anybody who doesn't really understand where jazz has come from has no right to try to direct… — Cannonball Adderley Copy Share Image
Understanding is the least important thing when it comes to digging jazzbecause, like anything else, jazz is a form of entertainment. It is created… — Cannonball Adderley Copy Share Image
A young tenor player was complaining to me that Coleman Hawkins made him nervous. Man, I told him Hawkins was supposed to make him… — Cannonball Adderley Copy Share Image
