Occupation: Jazz Drummer Birth: October 11, 1919 Death: October 16, 1990
So go on and play, and if you make a mistake, make it loud so you won't make it next time..
The people know more about [Jazz] in other countries than in America. America is the last country to know about anything, because we're too fat, we h….
You can't seperate modern jazz from rock or from rhythm and blues - you can't seperate it. Because that's where it all started, and that's where it a….
Jazz, I mean, music will always move, because it can't become stagnant. Because if it becomes stagnant, it's like a river, it'll kill us all. It has ….
Music is supposed to wash away the dust of everyday life.
A name doesn't make the music. It's just called that to differentiate it from other types of music..
It takes an intelligent ear to listen to Jazz..
Jazz washes away the dust of every day life..
Who knows ... we'll be playing Jazz and having a good time!.
All you have to do is be able to feel..
Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people try to connect it to other coun….
They say that Jazz is back, and I don't think it's gone anywhere. But they say it's back..
What ever truth drops on it eventually grinds to a powder..
If you feel like tapping your feet, tap your feet..
There's nothing wrong with it. It's only a word. What's in a name? Nothing! Cats say, "Call me Muhammed so-and-so. ".
We're here to have a ball..
That.s what Jazz music is all about.We started the Messengers because somebody had to mind the store for jazz.No America--no Jazz. It is the only cul….