Duke Ellington Quotes
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing).
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Roaming through the jungle of 'oohs' and 'ahs,' searching for a more agreeable noise, I live a life of primitivity with the mind of a child and an unquenchable thirst for sharps and flats.
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Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn’t want me to be too famous too young.
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Playing 'Bop' is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.
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By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.
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There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind ... the only yardstick by which the result should be judged is simply that of how it sounds. If it sounds good it's successful; if it doesn't it has failed.
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If it sounds good, it IS good.
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It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something.