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Whenever you face a man who's playing your instrument, there's a competition.
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Even in these times, there are still neighbors that will turn their backs on neighbors.
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The rebuilding of New Orleans is an important point in the history of the United States.
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I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My father would talk to us like we were grown men. We never knew what he was talking about half the time.
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When I first came to New York everybody on the scene would treat me like I could play, but I couldn't.
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Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but if everybody really hates your music maybe you could try some different approaches.
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When did we begin to lose faith in our ability to effect change?
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Jazz is not the kind of music you are going to learn to play in three or four years or that you can just get because you have some talent for music.
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What I really have in my head, my imagination, my understanding of music, I never really get that out.
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Trumpet players see each other, and it's like we're getting ready to square off or get into a fight or something.
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This rebuilding of New Orleans gives us the perfect opportunity to see if we're ready to extend the legacy of Dr. King.
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The young very seldom lead anything in our country today. It's been quite some time since a younger generation pushed an older one to a higher standard.
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Don't wish for someone else to do later what you can do now.
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I sounded like myself. People be saying I sound like Miles or Clifford Brown.
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