Club Quote by Leon Russell

I recorded my first jazz record in the '70s.

— Rita Coolidge

I have tons of jazz records: John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis. I could go on and on.

— Ted King

I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with Barbara Carroll. It's been a journey.

— Rita Coolidge

I started in New Orleans music and played all through the history of jazz.

— Steve Lacy

My school music teacher, Al Bennest, introduced me to jazz by playing Louis Armstrong's record of "West End Blues" for me. I found more…

— Bill Crow

I've grown up with jazz - the Joe Hendersons, Oliver Nelsons, Miles Davis and stuff - but I was also listening to, like, Slipknot,…

— Thundercat

I've been around jazz and jazz musicians most of my life.

— Kenneth Rexroth

So I went into jazz and performed in jazz clubs all over the country.

— Cy Coleman

My dad would play me all of these records: Miles Davis records, John Coltrane records, Bill Evans records, a lot of jazz records. My…

— Eldar Djangirov

Well, I was in a band. I was the singer with a band called the Soul Satisfiers. I sang then quite a bit of…

— Gloria Gaynor

My father was a jazz listener, and I think, at least before I was 5, I was not so into that. Although there were…

— Wallace Shawn

I was 16 years old, and I was just flailing around, looking for an interest. I heard, you know, these jazz records. They were…

— Harvey Pekar