Jazz Quote by Norman Granz Download Open image “Jazz was uplifted by what I did.” — Norman Granz ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Jazz
I cut myself off from the mainstream of jazz. It stood me in good stead later on, as a musician. — Dave Van Ronk Copy Share Image
If I'm not a jazz player all the time, I've at least been cued in to what I do by jazz. — Keith Jarrett 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
Ellington is a writer and arranger, as well as a musician and leader. He does movie sound tracks. — Norman Granz Copy Share Image
I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan. — Norman Granz Copy Share Image
In 1958, I decided that I was going to live in Europe permanently. So in 1959 I moved to Lugano, Switzerland. — Norman Granz Copy Share Image
My function at Verve was that of a genuine producer in artists and repertoire. — Norman Granz Copy Share Image
You will always find a few people in any area that would like things done completely their way. — Norman Granz Copy Share Image
I don't think I will ever do any tours again in the United States. I rather think that that's over with. — Norman Granz Copy Share Image
Amsterdam must have more than a million people. But the only area where jazz is really profitable and successful in an economic sense is… — Norman Granz Copy Share Image
At Verve, my bookkeeper would invariably say, 'Well, why do you want to put out Roy Eldridge?' Or 'Why do you want to put… — Norman Granz Copy Share Image
There are many artists that I present that I admit I like less than I do others. But I think that they warrant being… — Norman Granz Copy Share Image
If you don't get substantially what you want, be ready to walk. And don't look back. — Norman Granz Copy Share Image
When you listen to someone improvise, the notes that are played are only half the story. — Hubert Laws Copy Share Image
Growing up in Iceland, it was very beautiful, very safe, but quite isolated. There was something about jazz music that had a way of… — Laufey Copy Share Image
I didn't plan on rock-n-roll. I wanted to learn jazz; I got to know some people doing rock-n-roll with jazz, and I thought I… — Robby Krieger Copy Share Image
Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that. — Pat Metheny Copy Share Image
When I was playing piano, it was like, 'I'm going to write a song using all the white keys.' My music director, who knew… — John Tesh Copy Share Image
Jazz is the music of the body. The breath comes through brass. It is the body's breath, and the strings' wails and moans are… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
Bruce Katz is a spectacular talent! He's a brilliant composer and arranger who uses uncommon and unique musical intelligence to redefine jazz and blues… — Larry Coryell Copy Share Image
I think we've all had enough of Coltrane saxophonists. There's a case of someone ruining a generation of saxophonists, as Louis Armstrong may have… — Paul Bley Copy Share Image
Where human eyes have never seen, where human beings have never been, I build a world of abstract dreams, and I wait for you. — Sun Ra Copy Share Image
It's bluesy, rocky jazz. I call it soul music, but it's not James Brown soul music. It comes from my soul. It comes from… — Tinsel Korey Copy Share Image
I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to. — Lee Konitz Copy Share Image
