Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Wynton Swing Quote

I'm reading "Jazz in the Bittersweet Blues of Life" by Wynton Marsalis and Carl Vigeland right now. Thought I would share a poignant quote:

"Swing is all a question of how long you can maintain an equilibrium with other musicians. Anyone can do it for one measure. But two or three minutes, or ten, that's a different story. You have to adjust to what everyone else plays whether you like it or not. Don't judge it or fight it. Work with it. Because the music is not gonna stop for you to get your head right."

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