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Doing
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Nov 07, 2020

The emphasis in each piece is on building a whole, totally integrated structure. In doing this, we try to carry on - in ensemble as well as solo sections - the mood of a jazz soloist. I mean that principle of kinetic improvisation that keeps a jazz solo building.

Humanity
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Nov 07, 2020

Someone once asked me if I was gay. I said, 'Do you think a three-letter word defines the complexity of my humanity?' I avoid the trap of easy definition.

I Am
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Nov 07, 2020

I am not afraid of European influences. The point is to use them, as Ellington did, as part of my life as an American Negro.

Energy
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Nov 07, 2020

When you think about musicians who are reading music, my contention has always been the energy that you're using deciphering what the symbol is is taking away from the maximum creative energy that you might have had if you understood that it's but a symbol.

Doing
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Nov 07, 2020

What I am doing is creating a language. A different American language.

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