"Most people learn to improvise on their own,……" — Gary Burton
"Most people learn to improvise on their own, listening to records, endless hours of noodling on their instrument in the bedroom with all their spare time. That's traditionally how people learn."
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15 Quotes by Gary Burton
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Certainly one of the more common experiences in the jazz field is discovering someone new. Improvising musicians are capable of…
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I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out.
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It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough.
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It keeps me in touch with younger musicians who are constantly saying, 'Have you heard this new artist, or this…
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But if you listen to great piano players, both classical and jazz, theres a huge range of dynamics and colors…
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I know of musicians who have played together for decades who hate each other. The Modern Jazz Quartet for one.
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I grew up in a farm town in Indiana. In the early years I played by myself, because there were…
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I was a big fan of Jim Hall as well. I liked his comping style, his accompanying. And that he…
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I think I always have been someone who likes to push at the edges of things, looking for something different.
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I was surprised when I finally moved to Boston and the East Coast, to discover that there weren't that many…
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I've discovered all kinds of music and done all kinds of music over the past 40 years, from playing tango…
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There are a few things that I will hopefully be credited for as a pioneer. One is my four-mallet playing.…
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