Paul Desmond Quotes

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• I'm glad [Ornette Coleman] is such an individualist. I like the firmness of thought and purpose that goes into what he's doing, even though I… Always Like
• The qualities in music which I considered most important - and still do - were beauty, simplicity, originality, discrimination, and sincerity. Beauty
• Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught. Inspirational
• I tried practicing for a few weeks and ended up playing too fast. Ended
• Our basic audience begins with creaking elderly types of twenty-three and above. Audience
• Sometimes I get the feeling that there are orgies going on all over new York City, and somebody says, `Let's call Desmond,' and somebody else… All
• Complexity can be a trap. You can have a ball developing a phrase, inverting it, playing it in different keys and times and all. But… All
• We used to get on planes, and they'd ask who we were, and we'd say, 'The Dave Brubeck Quartet', and they'd say, 'Who?' In later… Amount
• It was never supposed to be a hit. It was supposed to be a Joe Morello drum solo, Drum
• I discovered early in life that if you take gym first period, you can go into the wrestling room and sit in the corner and… Corner
• We're working as if it were going out of style-which of course it is. Course
• I was unfashionable before anyone knew who I was. Anyone
• I think I had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to sound like a dry martini. Dry
• I would like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age. Age
• I was overlooked long before anyone knew who I was. Anyone
• I would also like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age. Age

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