All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is read more

All a musician can do is to get closer to the sources of nature, and so feel that he is in communion with the natural laws.

By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate read more

By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.

Don't play what's there, play what's not there.

Don't play what's there, play what's not there.

The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.

The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.

I'm saying: to be continued, until we meet again. Meanwhile, keep on listening and tapping your feet.

I'm saying: to be continued, until we meet again. Meanwhile, keep on listening and tapping your feet.

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age

Jazz is the folk music of the machine age

The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts.

The true musician is to bring light into people's hearts.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz is rhythm and meaning.

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains.

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains.