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Ellington Quotes by Steve Lacy
- I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone.
- I fell in love with jazz when I was 12 years old from listening to Duke Ellington and hearing a lot of jazz in New…
More Ellington Quotes
- Do you think Duke Ellington didn't listen to Debussy? Louis Armstrong loved opera, did you know that? Name me a jazz pianist… — Dave Brubeck
- I got a poster from Columbia Records, and there's Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, Ellington, Count Basie - everybody in that poster has… — Dave Brubeck
- Bebop didn't have the humanity of Duke Ellington. It didn't have that recognizable thing. Bird and Diz were great, fantastic, challenging --… — Miles Davis
- There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington.… — Boris Vian
- My inspiration comes from the message Duke Ellington gave - you are unique, be yourself, put out that thing that is you,… — Kenny Burrell
- Make no mistake, this music is for everyone. Jazz is not an exclusive, elite club. Go ahead, listen to your Snoop Doggy… — Christian McBride
- There's no appreciation for the giants [of jazz]; there's never been a major film on Duke Ellington , never a major film… — Randy Weston
- When I got through, Duke Ellington stood up and started the applause. — Ruth Brown
- At least one day out of the year all musicans should just put their instruments down, and give thanks too Duke Ellington. — Miles Davis
- Ellington is a writer and arranger, as well as a musician and leader. He does movie sound tracks. — Norman Granz
- If I were to put on Barbra Streisand and Duke Ellington, one might say the combination isn't good. — Norman Granz
- A few years later, my Uncle David took me to the Earle Theatre to hear Duke Ellington. — David Amram