Quotes by Norman Granz

Norman Granz

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.

Japan

People

Successful

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

Long

People

Thinking

At Verve, my bookkeeper would invariably say, ‘Well, why do you want to put out Roy Eldridge?’ Or ‘Why do you want to put out Ben Webster? They don’t sell.’ And I’d say, ‘Well, whether they sell or not, they’re important, they should be recorded and they’re what Verve stands for, so we don’t have to discuss that any further.

Important

Should

Want

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

Leadership

Musician

Track

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

Albums

Jazz

Years

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.

Country

Europe

People

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

Artist

Long

Play

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

Fans

Today

Years

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.

Development

Reality

Rights

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

States

Thinking

United States

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Albums

America

Art

Artist

Combination

Country

Dancing

Democracy

Development

Differences

Done

Dukes

Easier

Europe

Fans

Fashion

Four

Function

Genuine

Groups

Hearing

Important

Japan

Jazz

Judging

Juice

Knowing

Leader

Leadership

Long

Looks

Might

Moved

Musician

Names

Next Week

Not Judging

People

Play

Reality

Reason

Records

Rights

Rocks

Sabbatical

Segregation

Should

Sight

Singing

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Quotes by Norman Granz

Norman Granz

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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