Negro Music Quotes
- The word [jazz] never lost its association with those New Orleans bordellos. In the 1920s I used to try to convince Fletcher Henderson that we… — Duke Ellington
- We must never forget that the dance is the cradle of Negro music. — Alain LeRoy Locke
- I have come from France more firmly convinced than ever that Negros should write Negro music. We have our own racial feeling and if we… — James Reese Europe
- Yes, the audience is so important to Negro music, especially the element of call and response. — Archie Shepp
- A whole generation of young whites have involved themselves with traditional Negro music. — Archie Shepp
- Negro music and culture are intrinsically improvisational, existential. Nothing is sacred. After a decade, a musical idea, no matter how innovative, is threatened. — Archie Shepp