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“Miles got a mystique about him-plus he's at the top of his profession. And he's got way, way, way more money.”

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Dizzy Gillespie, born on October 21, 1917, and died on January 6, 1993, was an outstanding jazz band leader. His musical career was full of innovation, profoundly influencing the development of jazz. more

“There was a lot that was tricky about playing with [Thelonious Monk]. It's a musical language where there's really no lyrics. It's something you feel and you're hearing. It's like an ongoing conversation. You really had to listen to this guy. Cause he could play the strangest tempos, and they could be very in-between tempos on some of those compositions. You really had to listen to his arrangements and the way he would play them. On his solos, you'd really have to listen good in there. You'd have to concentrate on what you were doing as well.”

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“The people in Japan know more about the history of jazz and the musicians than the people in the United States do.”

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Author:Billy Higgins

“I was talented but crazy, semi-autistic and eccentric.”

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Author:Andrew Hill

“I'm trying to make music a sensual expression, not an academic experiment.”

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Author:Andrew Hill

“I finally realized that my relaxation is practicing the piano and writing. I've tried to do other things, but I've learned through the decades, that this is what I enjoy, practicing music and writing.”

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Author:Andrew Hill

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