Quote # 62 by Stan Getz

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“A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other’s ideas.”   – Stan Getz   Stan Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophone player. Getz was known as “The Sound” because of his warm, lyrical tone, his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of […]

Quote # 35 by Dizzy Gillespie

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“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 […]