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Lee Konitz quotes

American Musician October 13, 1927

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Lee Konitz quote: "I love Indian music very much, but I haven't studied that..."
I love Indian music very much, but I haven't studied that specifically. Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz quote: "A first love always occupies a special place."
A first love always occupies a special place. Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz quote: "It was 100 percent music. There was no ego involved, no..."
It was 100 percent music. There was no ego involved, no attitudes, no black and white, it was pure music. Lee Konitz
I just completed a tour in Europe. I played every night. This requires traveling some days for six hours in a van or a train or a car. After six weeks of that, I checked into the hotel and just fell apart. Lee Konitz
After playing now for 60 years, it's still very challenging for me to play a simple melody and have it clean and touch the reed at the proper time in the proper way. Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz quote: "As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere..."
As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be some jazz. Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz quote: "It's very demanding to make up your own music."
It's very demanding to make up your own music. Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz quote: "We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with..."
We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out. Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz quote: "I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz..."
I listen to classical music very much. There's a lot of jazz that I don't enjoy listening to. Lee Konitz
I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that. Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz quote: "Out of Coltrane's whole history, there are things which I..."
Out of Coltrane's whole history, there are things which I think are great from all the periods. Lee Konitz
Labels don't mean anything to me. I'm trying to play as passionately as I'm able to. If they want to call that cool, that's fine. Just spell the name right, is the formula. Lee Konitz
You just keep playing. If someone special comes along and organizes it in a new way, then you'll have another approach and everybody will jump on it to try to learn. Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz quote: "Most jazz players work out their solos, at least to the extent..."
Most jazz players work out their solos, at least to the extent that they have a very specific vocabulary. Lee Konitz
Bernstein grew up in my building in New York. He's a very, very fine player. When he was a kid, he came by to find out what was going on in the world of jazz. Lee Konitz

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