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“When I got this saxophone, it became a religion. There wasn't TV, there wasn't much money, and there was just a real dedication… I never thought of it as an art. It was just work that I loved. Not just work, but work that I loved. I loved it so much, I would play it if nobody listened to it. Any…” quote by Stan Getz — Download Open image

“When I got this saxophone, it became a religion. There wasn't TV, there wasn't much money, and there was just a real dedication… I never thought of it as an art. It was just work that I loved. Not just work, but work that I loved. I loved it so much, I would play it if nobody listened to it. Any jazz musician, if there's nobody around to listen, would play just for the sheer joy of improvising music.”

Stan Getz

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