I wanted to make somebody feel like Coltrane made me feel, listening to it. - Wynton Marsalis - Quotesmemo.com

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Wynton Marsalis

I wanted to make somebody feel like Coltrane made me feel, listening to it.

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Flexibility is an essential part of Jazz. It's what gives Jazz music the ability to combine with all other types of music and not lose its identity.

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Ethics are more important than laws. Which means that the exact note is less important than the feeling of the note.

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