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Benny Green quotes

British Musician December 9, 1927 – June 22, 1998

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Just to be around that, to feel a part of it and be able to integrate the experience while I was with the Messengers, of going and playing gigs with other drummers, gave me the chance to realize that it was not just me that was making it happen. Benny Green
Benny Green quote: "I don't really have a lot of hobbies. I listen to a lot of..."
I don't really have a lot of hobbies. I listen to a lot of spoken word. I get books on tape. Benny Green
I have similar feelings, actually. The intimacy of a club: you can see the people, you can almost feel them; you can't beat that. People will say things, and shout out, it's almost like they're up on the bandstand with you. Benny Green
The magic can happen in a studio. Special things can happen in a recording studio, even though it may seem like a clinical environment from the outside looking in. Benny Green
He would catapult you forward, and that was his intention with the Jazz Messengers. He would take young people with a potential and help them develop a voice as a player and as a writer. Benny Green
I didn't know when I was growing up that this was a very special program, that this wasn't going on in other parts of the country. Now I realize that I was lucky. Benny Green
Like Russell, I enjoy the fact that when I'm playing solo, if I want to do something completely spontaneous, I don't have to worry about how I'm going to cue the other musicians, or if it's something that's rehearsed. Benny Green
Benny Green quote: "A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of..."
A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges. Benny Green

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