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Norman Granz

"Ellington is a writer and arranger, as well as a musician and leader. He does movie sound tracks."

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"For years, Jazz At The Philharmonic albums were the only ones of their kind."

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"There are very few groups that really stay together. The leaders of groups make enough money to be able to afford to work a maximum of 35-40 weeks a year."

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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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"In 1958, I decided that I was going to live in Europe permanently. So in 1959 I moved to Lugano, Switzerland."

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"If you look at my audiences, even in Europe, they're hardly teenagers."

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"Ella can work nightclubs that Duke might not be able to work, because of having the big band. Where they go now is strictly a matter of their own names and talents."

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"Jazz was uplifted by what I did."

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"I don't think I will ever do any tours again in the United States. I rather think that that's over with."

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