Illinois Jacquet When I was 16 or 17 I heard the Count Basie band with Jo Jones and Lester Young and Herschel Evans and I couldn’t believe it. They were the greatest swing band. I really fell in love with that sound. Everybody danced! – Illinois Jacquet Band Quotes Basie Quotes Count Quotes Danced Quotes Evans Quotes Fell Quotes Heard Quotes Herschel Quotes Jones Quotes Lester Quotes Love Quotes Sound Quotes Swing Quotes Hamp would ask me about tempos in the band: ‘Jacquet,’ he’d say, ‘knock off that tempo.’ A lot of jazz musicians didn’t prefer to play for dancers, which was their loss, really. But good jazz has always had that dance feel. The patterns of big-band music are smooth and classical. It’s got to be fresh. The brass section should crackle, like the sound of eggs being dropped into hot grease.
Cheo Hodari Coker The thing about being black in a mostly white industry, particularly as a black male, is you can’t lose your temper in the same way. Essentially, you are an angry black man losing his temper in a way that’s unprofessional, as opposed to an industry that has protected unprofessional white males in perpetua. – Cheo Hodari Coker
Aaron Ruell I like to mix pieces in my art direction from the ’60s or the ’40s and the ’90s and present-day stuff. To me, that feels very real. When I go into people’s houses, it’s not all today. – Aaron Ruell
Gina Rinehart People who knew Dad used to say at times I was brought up as the son Dad never had. – Gina Rinehart
Javed Ali Tum Tak’ is a beautiful thought and is a rhythmic expression. It’s been composed beautifully. It may sound easy but is difficult to attempt or sing it live. – Javed Ali
Lil Tracy I know what my fans have wanted from me this whole time. ‘Bad For You’ and ‘Anarchy’ is me finally giving it to them. – Lil Tracy
Rod Serling There are weapons that are simply thoughts. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy. – Rod Serling
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