I tried practicing for a few weeks and ended up playing too fast.
Our basic audience begins with creaking elderly types of twenty-three and above. - Paul Desmond
Our basic audience begins with creaking elderly types of twenty-three and above.
- Paul Desmond
It was never supposed to be a hit. It was supposed to be a Joe Morello drum solo. - Paul Desmond
It was never supposed to be a hit. It was supposed to be a Joe Morello drum solo.
Milton, of all people, gave the most perfect definition of the state of mind required to play jazz: ' with wanton heed and giddy cunning.' That's how… - Paul Desmond
Milton, of all people, gave the most perfect definition of the state of mind required to play jazz: ' with wanton heed and giddy cunning.' That's how…
I'm glad [Ornette Coleman] is such an individualist. I like the firmness of thought and purpose that goes into what he's doing, even though I don't … - Paul Desmond
I'm glad [Ornette Coleman] is such an individualist. I like the firmness of thought and purpose that goes into what he's doing, even though I don't …
Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught. - Paul Desmond
Writing is like jazz. It can be learned, but it can't be taught.
Complexity can be a trap. You can have a ball developing a phrase, inverting it, playing it in different keys and times and all. But it's really more… - Paul Desmond
Complexity can be a trap. You can have a ball developing a phrase, inverting it, playing it in different keys and times and all. But it's really more…
I tried practicing for a few weeks and ended up playing too fast. - Paul Desmond
I would like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age. - Paul Desmond
I would like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age.
I think I had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to sound like a dry martini. - Paul Desmond
I think I had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to sound like a dry martini.
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