List of Dizzy Gillespie Quotes

Kenny Burrell Is The Grand Master Of Jazz Guitar.

I'd Like To Play For You One Of My Compositions, My Only Composition.

When I Grow Up I Want To Be Just Like Benny Carter!

Miles Got A Mystique About Him-plus He's At The Top Of His Profession. And He's Got Way, Way, Way More Money.

There Are A Lot Of Great Players... A Lot Of Great Players Around, But Louie Bellson Is Really Something Special.

I Was Blessed That I Got Married Early And Had A Good Wife. That Sort Of Kept Me Straight. Probably I Would Have Been Like Charlie Parker, You Know, Involved In Drugs Or Alcohol Or Something Like That If I Hadn't Had This Stability.

Nothing Surpasses My Performances With Small Bands, Especially With Charlie Parker. A Small Band Doesn't Forestall Creativity.

I Know All The Latin-american Rhythms Quite Well, But I Don't Play Them Exactly Like They Do In Their Own Country - I Add My Personal Touch.

We Loved One Another, Man. I Mean All Those Stories About The Rift ... There Was No Question Of A Rift Between Charlie Parker And Me.

I Used To Do A Lot Of Apologizing For What The State Department Had Done.

Bop Is At The End Of The Road. Now Everybody Wants Dance Music.

How Do I Know Why Miles Walks Off The Stage? Why Don't You Ask Him? And Besides, Maybe We'd All Like To Be Like Miles, And Just Haven't Got The Guts.