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“Jazz was always cool. That was what I liked about jazz - it was always cool. Now I see the cats that were basically cool getting kind of uncool. So that ruins what I feel about jazz.”

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Van Morrison

Van Morrison, born on August 31, 1945, is a renowned singer-songwriter from Ireland. His musical style blends elements of blues, folk, rock, and soul, and he is known for his distinctive voice and emotional performances. Morrison's musical career began in the 1960s, and his representative works include 'Brown Eyed Girl', 'Moondance', and 'A Night in Tunes Town'. more

“I'd much prefer to hear somebody like Ed Thigpen [drummer with New York session group Stuff, and featured on innumerable hits] take a solo. I mean, that's what it is. I'd much rather hear that than the jazz/rock thing because it's blowing an aspect of jazz that I really like...the level where you can snap your fingers to it and you can groove to it. You can do anything to it.”

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“That's the jazz that I like - the stuff that has a soothing effect.”

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“There aren't any labels - all jazz means is improvization and you can never play a tune the same way twice. So jazz spills over into everything.”

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“Jazz goes into folk music, into rock music. Jazz is in practically everything except classical music where they're reading the same music all the time, the same way, the same tempo every night.”

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Author:Van Morrison