Jay McShann

Jay McShann was an American Grammy Award-nominated blues, mainstream jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer. #

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They said Bird played bebop, but Bird could still swing. I’ve heard a lot of guys play bebop, but they wasn’t swinging. ∞

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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