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Gary Bartz (born September 26, 1940) is an American jazz saxophonist.

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Music is my religion. Music is the only thing that has never failed me. People let you down, music won't.

Failed, Jazz, Music, People

I mean, the piano, of course, but I think the piano should be taught in school just like mathematics, just like reading, writing and arithmetic. I'd say reading, writing, arithmetic and rhythm. But that should be a prerequisite, because then the quality of music in the world at least in the United States, would be much better, if everyone knew something about the piano and about music, they would know this is not good. Right now, there is so much music out that's not good, but no one knows the public doesn't know.

Everyone, Mean, Reading, Right, Taught, Writing

I don't think my playing style has really changed over the years; it's just gotten better. I can hear the improvement in comparing older records and later records. I'm referring to soloing ability, to having a better sound, to knowing chords better, and getting rhythmically stronger. It also has to do with ideas - learning how to edit your ideas and being better able to follow ideas out to a logical conclusion.

Knowing, Learning, Soloing, Sound, Thinking, Years

For an individual fully to play himself, rather than to sound like someone else, is possibly the hardest thing to do.

Play, Sound, Individual, Hardest, Like

Lee Morgan used to stand behind me when I was playing a ballad and he'd be hollering, "Play the pretty notes, man, play the pretty notes. " I thought I was playing the pretty notes, but you know, things like that help you to reach a little further.

Littles, Men, Notes, Play, Playing, Reach

Richard A. Kidd

Richard A. Kidd

Buddy Bolden

Buddy Bolden

Dan Inosanto

Dan Inosanto

David Hood

David Hood

Daniel Kehlmann

Daniel Kehlmann

Lawrence Kushner

Lawrence Kushner

Tim Sylvia

Tim Sylvia

Alexander Siddig

Alexander Siddig

Matt Maher

Matt Maher

Azealia Banks

Azealia Banks

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

T.C. Boyle

T.C. Boyle