MJF's Interview with
MARY FETTIG
Artists Who Influenced
Hubert Laws
There is great substance in the art of improvised music commonly known as “Jazz.” Hubert Laws
Charlie Parker
"Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art." - Charlie Parker
John Coltrane
"When there's something we think could be better, we must make an effort." - John Coltrane
Miles Davis
"Bebop was about change and evolution. It wasn't about standing still and being safe." - Miles Davis
Cannonball Adderley
"A young tenor player was complaining to me that Coleman Hawkins made him nervous. Man, I told him Hawkins was supposed to make him nervous! Hawkins has been making other sax players nervous for forty years!" - Cannonball Adderley
Stan Kenton
“I don’t think you can replace great themes. But I think people do want to hear fresh arrangements of them. They don’t want to hear them played the same way all the time.” - Stan Kenton
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