I hate the idea of turning jazz into homework assignments. I would never have a quiz saying, "Who's the clarinetist on the Hot Five?" I don't care. If you like the clarinetist, you'll know who it is.
If you're genuinely candid and expressive then you're never wrong, even when you are wrong. - Gary Giddins
If you're genuinely candid and expressive then you're never wrong, even when you are wrong.
- Gary Giddins
You've got to have a gimmick if your band sucks. - Gary Giddins
You've got to have a gimmick if your band sucks.
I never really wanted to be a daily critic who goes out every night and writes 300 word reviews, I wanted to write essays. And that gave me the luxur… - Gary Giddins
I never really wanted to be a daily critic who goes out every night and writes 300 word reviews, I wanted to write essays. And that gave me the luxur…
If I'm reviewing a record, man, I play that record to death, which is ironic in a way because if I review a concert I feel very confident in myself, … - Gary Giddins
If I'm reviewing a record, man, I play that record to death, which is ironic in a way because if I review a concert I feel very confident in myself, …
Bing Crosby said that Armstrong is "the beginning and the end of music in America," and he wasn't far wrong. - Gary Giddins
Bing Crosby said that Armstrong is "the beginning and the end of music in America," and he wasn't far wrong.
I am astounded at my age with a 20-year-old daughter to discover that kids of her generation don't want to watch black and white movies. I understand… - Gary Giddins
I am astounded at my age with a 20-year-old daughter to discover that kids of her generation don't want to watch black and white movies. I understand…
There are reviews that are clearly wrong. Dr. Johnson's famous Life of Savage, he's clearly wrong about the value of Savage. But it's one of the grea… - Gary Giddins
There are reviews that are clearly wrong. Dr. Johnson's famous Life of Savage, he's clearly wrong about the value of Savage. But it's one of the grea…
Even my colleagues don't read classic criticism. And my feeling is that if you don't do that then you're not really practicing your craft. That's how… - Gary Giddins
Even my colleagues don't read classic criticism. And my feeling is that if you don't do that then you're not really practicing your craft. That's how…
I think all of us begin as writers. I wanted to be a writer from the time I as eight, long before I heard of jazz. The question is, once you have tha… - Gary Giddins
I think all of us begin as writers. I wanted to be a writer from the time I as eight, long before I heard of jazz. The question is, once you have tha…
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