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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 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

You will always find a few people in any area that would like things done completely their way. ↗

— Norman Granz

#any #area #completely #done #few

The economic picture in the States today doesn't allow for jazz concerts in a tour fashion. People now are too used to the Festival, which gives them more names for the same price. ↗

— Norman Granz

#concerts #economic #fashion #festival #gives

The history of all big jazz bands shows was, first they played for dancing, and then they played for singing. ↗

— Norman Granz

#big #dancing #first #history #jazz

There are very few groups that really stay together. The leaders of groups make enough money to be able to afford to work a maximum of 35-40 weeks a year. ↗

— Norman Granz

#afford #enough #few #groups #leaders

As a child I was a great liar. Fortunately my mother liked my lies. I promised her marvelous things. ↗

— Gunter Grass

#fortunately #great #her #i #liar

Even bad books are books and therefore sacred. ↗

— Gunter Grass

#books #even #sacred #therefore

Everybody knows how fallible memory can sometimes be. You remember certain fragments precisely, but as soon as you try to join the fragments together, for a story, there is a certain - not falsification, but a shifting. ↗

— Gunter Grass

#everybody #fallible #fragments #how #join