Jazz Quotes

Miles Davis
Miles Davis
(26)
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
(19)
Bill Evans
Bill Evans
(17)
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
(17)
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus
(16)
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
(15)
Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
(14)
Stan Getz
Stan Getz
(10)
John Coltrane
John Coltrane
(10)
Pat Metheny
Pat Metheny
(10)
Paul Desmond
Paul Desmond
(9)
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
(9)
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
(9)
Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery
(9)
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Charlie Parker
(8)
Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson
(8)
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
(8)
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Eddie Condon
(7)
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
(7)
Art Blakey
Art Blakey
(6)
Art Tatum (5), Benny Green (2), Bill Russo (1), Bobby McFerrin (1), Brad Mehldau (1), Branford Marsalis (2), Cannonball Adderley (2), Cecil Taylor (1), Charlie Barnet (1), Chaz Timberland (1), Chet Baker (1), Clark Terry (1), Coleman Hawkins (2), Count Basie (4), Dave Kikoski (2), Dave Liebman (1), David Dean (1), Eddie Harris (2), Ellis Marsalis, Jr. (2), Elvin Jones (2), Eric Dolphy (1), Fats Waller (3), Frank Zappa (2), George Gershwin (2), Georgina Born (1), Gerry Mulligan (1), Herbie Hancock (3), Horace Silver (1), Hunter Thompson (1), Jaco Pastorius (3), Jay McShann (1), John McNeil (1), Johnny Griffin (1), Keith Jarrett (3), Kenny Garrett (1), Lester Young (2), Lionel Hampton (1), Maceo Parker (1), Max Roach (1), Ornette Coleman (3), Oscar Moore (1), Pepper Adams (2), Roland Kirk (3), Sonny Rollins (1), Stan Kenton (1), Steve Coleman (1), Steve Lacy (3), Sun Ra (3), Teddy Wilson (1), Tilly Jean (3), Tom Harrell (1), Warren Sneed (4), Wayne Shorter (2) and Woody Herman (1).
Jazz Quotes

 
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I think it’s a shame that there is no good, definitive collection of notable quotes by everyone’s favorite musicians. So I’ve begun collecting quotes from different books I have and from across the internet. Below you’ll see the quotes organized by musician, and the number next to each name is how many quotes I have so far for that person. — Matt Mullenweg