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I fell in love with jazz when I was 12 years old from listening to Duke Ellington and hearing a lot of jazz in New York on the radio. ↗

— Steve Lacy

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I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone. ↗

— Steve Lacy

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I still love the whole history of jazz. The old things sound better than ever. ↗

— Steve Lacy

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Ninety-nine percent of advertising doesn't sell much of anything. ↗

— David Ogilvy

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If you listen to Louis Armstrong from 1929, you will never hear anything better than that really, and you will never hear anything more free than that. ↗

— Steve Lacy

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If you're trying to invent something new, you're going to reach a lot of discouraging points, and most people give up. ↗

— Steve Lacy

#give #going #invent #lot #most

Register is very important. Music sounds best in a certain register. ↗

— Steve Lacy

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Risk is at the heart of jazz. Every note we play is a risk. ↗

— Steve Lacy

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Some people really want to play Mozart and be just performers. I was more interested in invention. ↗

— Steve Lacy

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The saxophone is a very interesting machine, but I'm more interested in music. ↗

— Steve Lacy

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