Big Band Quotes

35 quotes by 33 authors

There's sort of an open offer to work with a guy in Los Angeles who does big band and orchestra arrangements who was at least… — Jello Biafra
Traveling with a big band is like being an inmate in a traveling zoo. — Hoagy Carmichael
The Smashing Pumpkins was never meant to be a small band. It was going to either be a big band, or a no band. — Billy Corgan
Since the big band started I'm just always swamped with movies and things. It certainly pays the bills and it's very satisfying, because I get… — Brian Setzer
I love most melodic music - classical, reggae, big band, jazz, blues, country, pop, swing, folk. — John Lescroart
With my little band, I did everything they did with a big band. I made the blues jump. — Louis Jordan
I grew up in a very musical family, my father was a musician and a big band leader and made records. — Billy Sherwood
My brother had a big band in high school; after that we continued to play together, eventually forming a group called the Jazz Brothers, that… — Chuck Mangione
Because usually in the past when I was in a big band, that was all I did. — Kathy Valentine
At Carnegie Hall the Preservation Hall Jazz Band showed how easily it could hop from era to era. It could work like a rhythm-and-blues horn… — Jon Pareles
My brother was always in bands and on the road when I was a kid and he was my inspiration. He never made it with… — Jimmy Chamberlin
It is not very practical in today's world when you tour all over the place having a big band. — Andy Summers
I was a fairly good amateur musician, and I was an average professional. But the one thing I saw was that the big band business… — Alan Greenspan
It has been difficult to hold onto many paintings but I have retained a few. Possibly the current favorite is titled 'Big Band' completed in… — LeRoy Neiman
I played Big Band jazz music. I wasn't into rock and roll. I was just there because it was a living. I surprised everyone. I'm… — Bobby Vinton
Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have a talent for… — Carla Bley
My mother was really into big band. It was played in the house all the time. — Suzy Bogguss
I always told the people at Cal Arts that if they wanted me to do Jazz studies, first of all, there couldn't be a big… — Charlie Haden
I've been saying for almost 20 years that I need to do a jazz project and it ought to be either big band or I… — Al Jarreau
I mean, I don't think I would call Claus to do an album of big band tunes. You know, just like arrangers write for the… — Diana Krall

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