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Duke Ellington Quotes about Jazz

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There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.

There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.

Music, Two, Jazz

Mark Tucker, Duke Ellington (1995). “The Duke Ellington Reader”, p.326, Oxford Paperbacks

Music, of course, is what I hear and something that I more or less live by. It's not an occupation or profession, it's a compulsion.

Music, Occupation, Jazz

There is no art without intention.

Music, Art, Jazz

Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous, you don't want it.

Art, Want, Jazz

I don't need time. What I need is a deadline!

Inspirational, Needs, Jazz

Jazz is a good barometer of freedom.

Jazz, Barometer

Mark Tucker, Duke Ellington (1995). “The Duke Ellington Reader”, p.295, Oxford Paperbacks

It's like an act of murder - you play with intent to commit something.

Music, Play, Jazz

New York Herald Tribune, July 09, 1961.

If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call an American standard, an American original.

Music, Jazz, Epitome

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