All Dexter Gordon Quotes
To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche.
Dexter Gordon
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What I'm doing, I prefer to call that jazz, because it is a beautiful word - I love it.
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It's certainly not just a spot opinion; it's something that obviously has been building up for years. It is also very good for publicity, and it is the kind of recognition that maybe will help financially, also.
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If you can't play the blues... you might as well hang it up.
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If I were to call it black music, that would be untrue. I don't know what that is, unless it would be some African drums or something.
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In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically.
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Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people.
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A lot of times I go back to record and to make a tour, but I'm very happy to do it, because it gives me an opportunity to dig and hear what's going on.
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