Norman Granz

As long as we're in a democracy, I have to give what I think the majority of people will enjoy. ↗

— Norman Granz

#enjoy #give #i #i think #long

Ella can work nightclubs that Duke might not be able to work, because of having the big band. Where they go now is strictly a matter of their own names and talents. ↗

— Norman Granz

#band #because #big #big band #duke

Ellington is a writer and arranger, as well as a musician and leader. He does movie sound tracks. ↗

— Norman Granz

#does #ellington #leader #movie #musician

For years, Jazz At The Philharmonic albums were the only ones of their kind. ↗

— Norman Granz

#jazz #kind #ones #only #philharmonic

Germany is probably the richest country in Western Europe. Yet they wouldn't take any television with Duke and Ella, their reaction being that people weren't interested in it. ↗

— Norman Granz

#being #country #duke #ella #europe

I allowed artists to play for as long as they felt they could justifiably continue to create. ↗

— Norman Granz

#artists #continue #could #create #felt

I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan. ↗

— Norman Granz

#going #hence #i #jazz #know

I don't say that the supposed Civil Rights development is a myth, but it's a matter of dealing with reality. It's purely peripheral and, in many cases, it's just a facade. ↗

— Norman Granz

#civil #civil rights #dealing #development #facade

I don't think I will ever do any tours again in the United States. I rather think that that's over with. ↗

— Norman Granz

#any #ever #i #over #rather

Amsterdam must have more than a million people. But the only area where jazz is really profitable and successful in an economic sense is in Japan. That's because they haven't been exposed enough. ↗

— Norman Granz

#area #because #been #economic #enough