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“I never have any trouble playing anything I can think of. The trouble is in thinking of what to play.” quote by Stan Getz — Download Open image

“I never have any trouble playing anything I can think of. The trouble is in thinking of what to play.”

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Records used to be documents, but now record companies want product.

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Hearing myself so much all the time, I don't think I sound that special all the time because it's me.

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I cannot play a lie. I have to believe in what I play or it won't come out.

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Life is too full of distractions nowadays. When I was a kid we had a little Emerson radio and that was it. We were…

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The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on an imperfect…

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If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice.

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You don't rehearse jazz to death to get the camera angles.

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Interaction is what jazz music is all about.

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Switch to piano! No. Really, if you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice. Of course, it would be best if you could actually sing with your own voice. The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. Therefore, the challenge is to sing…

I appreciate men like Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins very much.

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People think that I play effortlessly. I remember doing a record date with Bill Evans and afterwards he said to me, you make it sound so easy but when I get right up next to you you're working hard and making it sound easy!

There are four qualities essential to a great jazzman. they are taste, courage, individuality, and irreverence.

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I can't say that there are 'things' that make me come alive. There are thoughts that make me come alive.

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