Quotes by Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz

A first love always occupies a special place.

First Love

Firsts

Special

After playing now for 60 years, it’s still very challenging for me to play a simple melody and have it clean and touch the reed at the proper time in the proper way.

Play

Simple

Years

As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be Jazz.

Long

Music

Play

Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That’s why I wanted the clarinet.

Jazz

Music

Player

Bernstein grew up in my building in New York. He’s a very, very fine player. When he was a kid, he came by to find out what was going on in the world of jazz.

Kids

New York

Player

I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn’t satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section player, actually.

Horny

Player

Should Have

I could stop and say, Well that was a D minor, G seven, but I really don’t want to know that. I just want to know that there’s a combination of notes that makes a sound.

Seven

Sound

Want

I have been able to get a small audience. It’s not the huge audience, but it’s enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that.

Able

Appreciate

Play

I just completed a tour in Europe. I played every night. This requires traveling some days for six hours in a van or a train or a car. After six weeks of that, I checked into the hotel and just fell apart.

Car

Europe

Night

I listen to classical music very much. There’s a lot of jazz that I don’t enjoy listening to.

Classical Music

Jazz

Listening

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Guy

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Indian

Indian Music

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Musician

Names

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Quotes by Lee Konitz

Lee Konitz

A first love always occupies a special place.

After playing now for 60 years, it’s still very challenging for me to play a simple melody and have it clean and touch the reed at the proper time in the proper way.

As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be Jazz.

Benny Goodman was one of the big influences as a clarinet player. That’s why I wanted the clarinet.

Bernstein grew up in my building in New York. He’s a very, very fine player. When he was a kid, he came by to find out what was going on in the world of jazz.

I always felt as a horn player, a jam session wasn’t satisfying enough for me. I should have been a rhythm section player, actually.

I could stop and say, Well that was a D minor, G seven, but I really don’t want to know that. I just want to know that there’s a combination of notes that makes a sound.

I have been able to get a small audience. It’s not the huge audience, but it’s enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that.

I just completed a tour in Europe. I played every night. This requires traveling some days for six hours in a van or a train or a car. After six weeks of that, I checked into the hotel and just fell apart.

I listen to classical music very much. There’s a lot of jazz that I don’t enjoy listening to.

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