Quote # 56 by Ronnie Scott
“Wes Montgomery played impossible things on the guitar because it was never pointed out to him that they were impossible.” – Ronnie Scott Ronnie Scott (28 January 1927 – 23 December 1996) was an English jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner. The jazz club “Ronnie Scott”, is located in London and […]
Quote # 38 by Wes Montgomery
“Regardless of what you play, the biggest thing is keeping the feel going.” – Wes Montgomery John Leslie “Wes” Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. He is widely considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as Django Reinhardt and Charlie […]
Quote # 16 by Thelonius Monk
“Jazz is freedom. You think about that.” – Thelonius Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer considered as one of the giants of American music. Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including “Epistrophy”, “‘Round […]