A New Game for all of you to take part

[Alon Marcus]

Lester Bowie -

Correct.

Anybody who has an interesting quote is invited to be the next.

[AllenLowe]

Not colorful but interesting:

" A lot of people consider Chan to be Bird's wife, but I consider that to be Doris. I knew her as Bird's wife. She came over here all the time."

(responding to the controversy over whether Chan or Doris's wishes should have been followed per-Bird's funeral)

Edited December 31, 2004 by AllenLowe

[Alon Marcus]

My guess: Miles or Dizzy.

[AllenLowe]

wrong answer; right generation - I will hint: said by a bass player. This is a tricky one, I'll admit - he ceased being active on the jazz scene after the 1960s, and is now dead -

[Alon Marcus]

Tommy Potter?

[AllenLowe]

That's it - Tommy was a great bassist and nice man -

[Alon Marcus]

This is why I made such a good guess!

Edited December 31, 2004 by ztrauq22

[catesta]

I'm sure this one will be easy.

“I’m all in favor of getting grants for musicians. Or any other good brand of Scotch.”

[marcello]

Eddie Condon?

[catesta]

Not Eddie Condon.

[Alon Marcus]

I'm sure this one will be easy.

“I’m all in favor of getting grants for musicians. Or any other good brand of Scotch.”

Pepper Adams!

It wasn't that easy

[catesta]

Pepper Adams it is.

[catesta]

Another...

You’ve got to want to die for the motherf**ker!”

[Alon Marcus]

Another...

You’ve got to want to die for the motherf**ker!”

It was Elvin Jones talking about John Coltrane!

[catesta]

Yep.

One of my favorite all time quotes.

[Swinging Swede]

From liner notes I read recently:

"Bop is nothin' but the riffs they used to play behind the singers – only the boppers played them out front!"

[Bright Moments]

after swingin swede's try this one:

"I've never found it an advantage to be a girl. If a trumpet player is wanted for a job and somebody suggests me, they'll say 'What, a chick?' and put me down without even hearing me. I don't want to be a girl musician. I just want to be a musician."

B-)

[Swinging Swede]

Hint time: It's a famous singer who sang with a famous band, but also had a career afterwards.

[Swinging Swede]

Not Anita O'Day.

Second hint: Our singer started out as a pianist, and only, when once asked to sing a song, reluctantly did it. The response made our person a singer for the rest of the career. Although the singer can be seen (but not heard!) playing another instrument in a 'video' with the famous band.

[Alon Marcus]

Carmen Mcrae?

[Swinging Swede]

Not Carmen McRae and not Sarah Vaughan as someone posted but deleted.

With three female singers suggested I think it's time to give another hint: It's a male singer.

[Leeway]

Not Carmen McRae and not Sarah Vaughan as someone posted but deleted.

With three female singers suggested I think it's time to give another hint: It's a male singer.

Billy Eckstine?

[Swinging Swede]

Not Billy Eckstine, but it's getting closer.

Come on guys, you can solve this!

[marcello]

Buddy Greco?

[Brad]

Cab Calloway? It sounds like the kind of derogatory comment he'd make about bop. If not him, maybe Louis. He wasn't big on bop either. Didn't he call it "chinese music."