Quote # 35 by Dizzy Gillespie
“It’s taken me all my life to learn what not to play.” – Dizzy Gillespie John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. Allmusic’s Scott Yanow wrote, “Dizzy Gillespie’s contributions to jazz were huge. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters […]
Quote # 20 by Billie Holiday
“I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know.” – Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (1915 – 1959) was a fantastic American jazz singer and songwriter. Billie Holiday singing “Fine and mellow” in New York, December 8, 1957. The band includes […]