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If it sounds good, it IS good.

— Duke Ellington

More from Duke Ellington

  1. Roaming through the jungle of 'oohs' and 'ahs,' searching for a more agreeable noise, I live a life of primitivity with the mind of a child…
  2. There's two kinds of music: good and bad. I like both.
  3. Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young.
  4. A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
  5. Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.
  6. It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something.
  7. By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.
  8. Playing 'Bop' is like playing Scrabble with all the vowels missing.

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  • music
  • art
  • intuition
  • quality
  • trust

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