"Put it this way: Jazz is a good……" — Duke Ellington
"Put it this way: Jazz is a good barometer of freedom... In its beginnings, the United States of America spawned certain ideals of freedom and independence through which, eventually, jazz was evolved, and the music is so free that many people say it is the only unhampered, unhindered expression of complete freedom yet produced in this country."
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Duke Ellington
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71 Quotes by Duke Ellington
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I began by tinkering around with some old tunes I knew. Then, just to try something different, I set to…
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Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn't do nothing.
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If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He…
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If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He…
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I don't need time, I need a deadline.
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Music is the tonal reflection of beauty.
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Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous, you don't want it.
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I don't need time. What I need is a deadline!
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The word [jazz] never lost its association with those New Orleans bordellos. In the 1920s I used to try to…
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There is no art when one does something without intention.
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I like any and all of my associations with music -writing, playing, and listening. We write and play from our…
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Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone.
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