Blow Quote by Frank Rutter

A talented trumpeter who toots his own horn winds up playing to an empty theatre. A talented trumpeter who lets others recognize his talent…

— Lisa Edmondson

Once there was Louis Armstrong blowing his beautiful top in the muds of New Orleans; before him the mad musicians who had paraded on…

— Jack Kerouac

Charlie Parker was the greatest individual musician that ever lived. Every instrument in the band tried to copy Charlie Parker, and in the history…

— Gary Giddins

The man that hath no music in himself

— William Shakespeare

Maybe I'm one of those who just, without blowing my own horn, was an exceptional talent.

— Eidur Gudjohnsen

If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call…

— Duke Ellington

“Always blow your own trumpet, blowing someone else’s is unhygienic”

— Benny Bellamacina

Is there one blues guy who was the most sophisticated and influential, like Duke Ellington or Louis Armstrong in jazz? Was it Muddy Waters,…

— Steve Miller

In my opinion, Louis Armstrong is the greatest trumpet stylist of all time and has influenced every trumpet player of his time and long…

— Al Hirt

I thought, If I'm gonna run a jazz club, if I've got Miles Davis' posters in my bar, I should at least know what…

— Oprah Winfrey

[Louis Armstrong] could play a trumpet like nobody else, then put it down and sing a song like no one else could.

— Eddie Condon

“If you have to ask what jazz is you will never know." Louis Armstrong”

— Louis Armstrong