Home / Quotes / Quote by Gary Bartz

Quote by Gary Bartz

“Lee Morgan used to stand behind me when I was playing a ballad and he'd be hollering, "Play the pretty notes, man, play the pretty notes." I thought I was playing the pretty notes, but you know, things like that help you to reach a little further.”

Quote by Gary Bartz

Author

Gary Bartz

Gary Bartz, born on September 26, 1940, is an accomplished saxophonist whose musical career spans various styles, from jazz to free jazz. His playing style is distinctive and expressive. more

“If I take a lick from so and so, I'm not going to get that many variations from it, because their phrases are just based on a scale. That's why I say Wes Montgomery has more substance than others. I find myself listening to the older players. You see one bar of theirs and you can get one hundred more licks out of it.”

Ifs Player Listening Hundred Scales Bars Substance Phrases Variation Montgomery

Author:Emily Remler

“Playing inside the changes means playing enough of the important notes of the chord progression at important times. A good solo might be very free, but every once in a while it loops or hooks into an essential note that describes the harmonic change.”

Mean Important Enough Might Essentials Notes Solo Hook Chords Progression Loops

Author:Chuck Israels

“You don't try to duplicate certain things that other cats do, because you could never do it as well as they do. Nobody can get on that tenor saxophone and play like Trane, because he's the only one who can spell out chords and sound good when he does it.”

Trying Wells Doe Play Certain Sound Cat Spells Chords Saxophone Tenors Duplicate

Author:Wynton Marsalis

“Sometimes, you still have days when you don't just feel right, like there is a kind of congestion, and the flow isn't there. You're just not playing clearly.”

Feels Kind Stills Sometimes Flow Feels Right Congestion

Author:Tommy Flanagan