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Lee Konitz quotes about play

American Musician October 13, 1927

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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
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
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: "I'd like to feel that whatever I play is a result of whatever..."
I'd like to feel that whatever I play is a result of whatever I've heard. Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz quote: "Names and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do,..."
Names and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do, I'm not doing my real playing mode. Lee Konitz

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