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Norman Granz (August 6, 1918 – November 22, 2001) was an American jazz music impresario.

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Jazz is America's own. It is played and listened to by all peoples - in harmony together. Pigmentation differences have no place. . . as in genuine democracy, only performance counts.

America, Counts, Democracy, Differences, Listened

If I were to put on Barbra Streisand and Duke Ellington, one might say the combination isn't good.

Combination, Dukes, Ellington, Might, Streisand

I find myself more at peace when I live in Europe.

Europe, Live, Peace

The history of all big jazz bands shows was, first they played for dancing, and then they played for singing.

Sight, Dancing, Singing, Big, Played

My function at Verve was that of a genuine producer in artists and repertoire.

Artist, Function, Genuine, Producer, Repertoire

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.

Economic, Enough, Japan, People, Successful

The public, hearing pop music, is, without knowing it, also soaking up jazz.

Hearing, Jazz, Knowing, Music, Soaking

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

Democracy, Long, People, Think, 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, Recorded, Say, Sell, Should, Want

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

Artist, Continue, Felt, Long, Play

The economic picture in the States today doesn't allow for jazz concerts in a tour fashion. People now are too used to the Festival, which gives them more names for the same price.

Concerts, Fashion, Names, People, Picture, Used

Jazz was uplifted by what I did.

Jazz, Uplifted

I still continue to do at least four concert tours a year, and in many cases, as many as six.

Concert, Four, Six, Tours, Years

The record companies are interested in the kind of sales they can get from the rock groups.

Rocks, Groups, Records, Companies, Kind

I'm concerned with trend. I don't know where jazz fans will come from 20 years from now.

Come, Concerned, Fans, Trends, Years

You’re probably smarter than you present yourself.

Present, Probably, Smarter

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, Tours, United, United States

I don't think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence attached to it, apart from the practitioners of it.

Art, Jazz, Kind, Think, Thinking

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

Ellington, Leadership, Musician, Track, Tracks

To play today in London, next week in Madrid and the week after that in Warsaw is a bit better than playing Newark and Baltimore and Philadelphia. I've been doing that for 20 years.

Next Week, Play, Playing, Today, Week, Years

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