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I like any and all of my associations with music: writing, playing, and listening. We write and play from our perspective, and the audience listens from its perspective. If and when we agree, I am lucky.

I like any and all of my associations with music: writing, playing, and listening. We write and play from our perspective, and the audience listens from its perspective. If and when we agree, I am lucky.

Duke Ellington
Music, Writing, Play
"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

I'm sure critics have their purpose, and they're supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think someone should have done, rather than concerning themselves with what he did.

Duke Ellington
Music, Should Have, Done
"The Duke Ellington Reader".

There is no art when one does something without intention.

Duke Ellington
Music, Art, Doe
Duke Ellington (1973). “Music is my mistress”, Doubleday Books

Playing 'bop' is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.

Duke Ellington
Music, Missing You, Playing Jazz
1954 In Look, 10 Aug.

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.

Duke Ellington
Music, Jazz, Epitome

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