Voicings For Jazz Quotes & Sayings

My mom had started to go to work when I was nine or ten, so I was aware of women trying to find their own identities by working. But I was still influenced by men to such an extreme. I wanted to play their games and wanted to compete in their world and be like them. — Elisabeth Shue

It is clear that history differs from the other disciplines in having
an approach and not an area of its own. — Leonard Krieger

I'm the type to ignore a pebble in my boot until it gives me a blister. I've made ignoring problems an art form. — Tessa Bailey

Back in the day in my teens I was listening to Joe Pass and Wes Montgomery a lot; before that I was listening to what I would call now the more 'simple' jazz players (but still very valid), like Barney Kessell or Johnny Smith; I learnt a lot of voicings from Johnny Smith records. Now, I listen to the old blues players; that's what you'd hear in my house if there was music on. It would be Albert Collins or Albert King. — Larry Carlton

Counterintuitively, self-hatred is one of the leading symptoms of clinical narcissism. Only by telling yourself and the world how much you hate yourself can you receive the reliable shower of praise and admiration in response that you feel you deserve ... — Stephen Fry

The next time you exit a relationship; remember to take your heart with you. It's kind of hard for the next man to get what the last man still has. — Trinity Wise

Well, you better be hungry, I have all your favorites. Arroz con habichuelas y ensalada! — Emmy L. Montes

You are my cat, and I am your human. — Hilaire Belloc

What separates great jazz musicians from average ones is Taste. Those who have taste consistently choose notes, tempos, timbres and voicings that seduce and satisfy attentive listeners. — Marc Myers