- Nov 07, 2020
Coleman Quotes
Jazz greats and screen collaborators named Coleman.
Most of these Coleman quotes honor jazz history, from a deep appreciation of saxophonist Coleman Hawkins to memories of following Ornette Coleman around a college jazz scene.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
It wasn't until I got out of the Army and I heard Coltrane's record 'Coltrane,' when he was doing 'Inch Worm' and 'Out of This World,' that I thought, 'Oh my God, you can do that?' And then I thought, 'OK, I better go back and listen to Eric Dolphy a bit.' And then I said, 'Hmm, I better pull out these Ornette Coleman records.'
- Hawkins
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't believe that a lot of the things I hear on the air today are going to be played for as long a time as Coleman Hawkins records or Brahms concertos.
- Jazz
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was in college, I had a jazz radio show. I called it 'Excursion on a Wobbly Rail,' after a Cecil Taylor song. I used to run around the Village following Ornette Coleman wherever he played.
- Exposing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I liked the idea of exposing the beams in collaborative novel. And there are many - especially in the crime world - there are many people working together: James Patterson and his stable of sub authors; and then there are like Ken Bruen and Reed Farrel Coleman and Jason Starr.
- Began
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- Nov 07, 2020