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Saxophone Quotes by Gerry Mulligan
- Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties the tradition was…
- I would think, of all the saxophones, the baritone would be the most logical instrument if anybody was adding a voice to the symphony orchestra.
- Actually, when I was very young, first starting to play, I think I probably listened more to clarinet players than to saxophones.
- You can make a saxophone into an electric organ; you can do everything with it
- The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra
- When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins
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- I love music. My secret dream has always been to be a jazz musician. I tried the saxophone for a year or… — Gaspard Ulliel
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- You know, when I'm playing, I think of myself in front of the Wailing Wall with a saxophone in my hands, and… — Stan Getz
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- You can play Bach on the piano, a symphony orchestra or a quartet of saxophones, but let's stop this silly, childish business… — Unknown Author