Stan Getz Quotes

A good quartet is like a good conversation among friends interacting to each other's ideas.

~ Stan Getz

Among Conversation Each Friends Good Good Conversation Ideas Interacting Like Other Quartet

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As far as playing jazz, no other art form, other than conversation, can give the satisfaction of spontaneous interaction.

~ Stan Getz

Art Art Form As Far As Conversation Far Form Give Interaction Jazz Other Playing Satisfaction Spontaneous Than

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I appreciate men like Ben Webster and Coleman Hawkins very much.

~ Stan Getz

Appreciate Ben Like Men Much Very

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I came from an era when we didn't use electronic instruments. The bass wasn't even amplified. The sound was the sound you got.

~ Stan Getz

Amplified Bass Came Electronic Era Even Got I Came Instruments Sound Use You

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I played in rhumba bands, mickey mouse bands; all kinds of bands.

~ Stan Getz

Bands Kinds Mickey Mickey Mouse Mouse Played

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If you like an instrument that sings, play the saxophone. At its best it's like the human voice.

~ Stan Getz

Best Human Human Voice Instrument Like Play Saxophone Sings Voice You

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Life is too full of distractions nowadays. When I was a kid we had a little Emerson radio and that was it. We were more dedicated. We didn't have a choice.

~ Stan Getz

Choice Dedicated Distractions Full Had Kid Life Little More Nowadays Radio Too Were

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My dark sound could be heard across a room clearer than somebody with a reedy sound. It had more projection. My sound always seemed to fill a room.

~ Stan Getz

Across Always Clearer Could Dark Fill Had Heard More Projection Room Seemed Somebody Sound Than

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Records used to be documents, but now record companies want product.

~ Stan Getz

Companies Documents Now Product Record Record Companies Records Used Want

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The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on an imperfect instrument that is outside of your body.

~ Stan Getz

As Far As Body Challenge Far Goes Imperfect Instrument Outside Saxophone Sing Soprano Tenor Your Your Body

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We made records to document ourselves, not to sell a lot of records. I still feel that way. I put out a record because I think it's beautiful, not necessarily commercial.

~ Stan Getz

Beautiful Because Commercial Document Feel I Think Lot Made Necessarily Ourselves Out Put Record Records Sell Still Think Way

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You can read all the textbooks and listen to all the records, but you have to play with musicians that are better than you.

~ Stan Getz

Better Listen Musicians Play Read Records Textbooks Than You

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You don't rehearse jazz to death to get the camera angles.

~ Stan Getz

Angles Camera Death Get Jazz Rehearse You

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Stan Getz

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02 February, 1927

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06 June, 1991

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