Dukes Quote by David Amram Download Open image “A few years later, my Uncle David took me to the Earle Theatre to hear Duke Ellington.” — David Amram ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Duke Ellington Dukes Theatre Uncles Years
My father was a huge jazz fan, so I remember him playing Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughn, and Count Basie. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
You always come back to Duke Ellington - he's kind of like the thread that holds everything together from the big band descending to… — Herbert Copy Share Image
So I'm a young boy in the 1940s growing up, seeing Ralph Bunche on a regular basis, seeing Duke Ellington on a regular basis.… — Ed Smith Copy Share Image
I think I just had it by osmosis: an appreciation of Duke Ellington before I really even knew who he was. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone. — Steve Lacy Copy Share Image
I wouldn't know absolutely everything I've been influenced by, but the first jazz I heard was Duke Ellington. — Melody Gardot Copy Share Image
I fell in love with jazz when I was 12 years old from listening to Duke Ellington and hearing a lot of jazz in… — Steve Lacy Copy Share Image
I was always moved by all of the music. As a young man, Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton, Count Basie and all these great musicians would come through our town of Memphis. There wasn't adequate hotels, so these musicians - the lady who ran the theater knew my mother, who had a large house, and many of them would stay… — Charles Lloyd Copy Share
At Norwell High School, I played with The Thompson Brothers. I was also in the jazz band. I acted in a lot of plays. — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
I heard Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, and that was it. I didn't ever want to be anything else. I just started banging… — Elton John Copy Share Image
I learned from Ethel Waters, Duke Ellington, Adelaide Hall, the Nicholas Brothers, the whole thing, the whole schmear. [The Cotton Club] was a great… — Lena Horne Copy Share Image
When today's generation reads Jack's books or they listen to the music created by some of us, I believe that they see there is… — David Amram Copy Share Image
That by listening to some music, by reading some books, by looking at paintings, and most important by hanging out with one another -… — David Amram Copy Share Image
Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot. — David Amram Copy Share Image
In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer is doing, what the pianist and the guitarist is… — David Amram Copy Share Image
In symphonic music, when you are conducting, you do the same thing. You are feeling the whole orchestra, thinking ahead so you can prepare… — David Amram Copy Share Image
We had common interests in the beauty of the French language. We both had a tremendous love of jazz. We shared dreams of getting… — David Amram Copy Share Image
Morley is one of the outstanding voices of her generation, as a singer, songwriter and bandleader she's in a class of her own, transcends… — David Amram Copy Share Image
That is what I did with Jack, and that's why he liked to do the readings with me because he knew I was there… — David Amram Copy Share Image
When you are accompanying someone, you are listening to them the way you listen to a Bach Chorale, where four parts are going on… — David Amram Copy Share Image
Lawrence Ferlinghetti had a tremendous education as an artist and also an enormous knowledge of literarture. — David Amram Copy Share Image
I wish to share and pass down some of my generation's traits, and encourage young people to create their own art, music, and literature. — David Amram Copy Share Image
I need a bath." He chuckled. "You smell of smoke, as do I." The duke turned, leaning heavily on his cane. "Jameson, open the… — Karen Hawkins Copy Share Image
I would like to go to Russia very much — although the bastards murdered half my family. — Prince Philip Copy Share Image
It has never been more critical that a leader step forward to accelerate our understanding of cancer - and champion the effort to finally… — Victor J. Dzau Copy Share Image
I was able to get through the field and get this Lowe's ProServices Chevy up front. Those last few restarts I was able to… — Jimmie Johnson Copy Share Image
I'll just go over to the Duke's," I said. "Her parents already told me I could stay there. I'll go over there and open… — John Green Copy Share Image
Germany is probably the richest country in Western Europe. Yet they wouldn't take any television with Duke and Ella, their reaction being that people… — Norman Granz Copy Share Image
Now, [Donald] Trump has thus far gotten endorsements from illustrious group, that includes Sarah Palin, David Duke, Dennis Rodman, racially profiling birther sheriff, Joe… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
It has been said that true religion will make a man a more thorough gentleman than all the courts in Europe. And it is… — Charles Kingsley Copy Share Image
I could turn on my radio in the morning when I was getting dressed for school and hear Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington and… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
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