If anybody was Mr.
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
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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
The problem of expressing the contributions that Benny Carter has made to popular music is so tremendous it completely fazes me, so extraordinary a musician is he. Duke Ellington
Billy Strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine. Duke Ellington
New York is a place where the rich walk, the poor drive Cadillacs, and beggars die of malnutrition with thousands of dollars hidden in their mattresses. Duke Ellington
Playing ‘bop’ is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing. Duke Ellington
Of the One O’Clock Lab Band after hearing their performance, and sitting in with them at the White House: \”I wish it were mine\”. Duke Ellington
I fluffed off the guy who kept requesting tunes all night, then found out he was the King’s son. Duke Ellington
On becoming more acquainted with the word of the Bible, I began to understand so much more of what I had been taught, and of what I had learned about life and about the people in mine. Duke Ellington
Hurry, get on board, it’s comin’, listen to those rails a-thrumming all aboard. Get on the \”A\” train, soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem. Duke Ellington
There is no art when one does something without intention. Duke Ellington