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"It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way."
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"I don't worry too much about the fundamentalist principles that are in almost any discussion about jazz."
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"I think I represent a more left-wing view of what jazz is."
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"I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan."
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"Jazz was uplifted by what I did."
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"For years, Jazz At The Philharmonic albums were the only ones of their kind."
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"I don't want to sound as if I'm doing something tremendously special. But I am a jazz fan."
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"Jazz is not something that can be defined through blunt instruments. It is much more poetic than that."
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"Jazz has an audience all around the globe and has had for many decades, I think speaking of the United States, let's say that what we need is more of an official recognition."
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"I've been saying for almost 20 years that I need to do a jazz project and it ought to be either big band or I should do some jazz songs with a trio or quartet."
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"One of the things I like about jazz, kid, is I don't know what's going to happen next. Do you?"
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"The recording industry has changed; they're enjoying such incredible success in the pop field."
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"The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing."
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"It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way."
Jazz

"This life of being a transient human being has gotten to a point when it's very hard to bear."
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"When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins."
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"Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties the tradition was two or three saxophones."
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"Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs."
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"When we've finished the current tour I'm going to go back to Italy and see if I can do some more writing."
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"I've appeared on some other people's albums."
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"People talk about innovations and evolutions and that kind of thing; I don't understand about that nonsense. It's like, all instruments are there to use all the time."
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