Quote # 64 by Mike Stern

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“Sometimes there are no gigs, but the main thing is the music. You can’t take that away. The only person who can take that away from you is you.”   – Mike Stern     Mike Stern (born Michael Philips Stern; January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. After playing for a few years with […]

Quote # 55 by Miles Davis

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“Do not fear mistakes, there are none.”   – Miles Davis     Miles Davis (1926 – 1991) was one of the greatest in music, period!   Below is the story about Miles Davis and some nice videos. Hope that you like them as much as I do. Enjoy!   Miles Davis – “The Miles Davis […]

Quote # 52 by John Coltrane

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“When you begin to see the possibilities of music, you desire to do something really good for people.”   – John Coltrane     This is the third time I write about my hero John Coltrane. My first post in Musiclover.se was about John Coltrane “Giant Steps”. If you are interested to read that post […]

Quote # 39 by Steve Turre

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“I think that a musician is like a doctor, he’s supposed to heal people and make them feel better.”   – Steve Turre   Steve Turre (born 12 September 1948 Omaha, Nebraska) is an American jazz trombonist, a pioneering musical seashell virtuoso, a composer, arranger, and educator. As a studio musician, Turre is among the […]

Quote # 27 by Gary Bartz

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“Music is my religion. Music is the only thing that has never failed me. People let you down, music won’t.” – Gary Bartz   Gary Bartz is a very fine American alto and soprano saxophonist and clarinetist. I have about 20 of his records (he has about 40 in his own name). Gary has played with Miles […]

Quote # 10 by Miles Davis

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“If they act too hip, you know they can’t play shit”.    — Miles Davis

Marcus Miller

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Tp5YDdevbI Here is one of my favourites on bass, Marcus Miller. The first time I heard Marcus was with Lenny White (drummer) on the record Streamline from 1978 (it’s worth a separate post later).