"It is really refreshing to hear a big band that has the ability to execute ensemble passages with swing and precision while retaining a "small group" feel during the solo sections. This kind of "tight, loose" approach is seldom heard in big bands, whether they are professional or not. Now, all the band needs is to hit the road and take the music around the world!"

-- John Patitucci

#Swings Quotes #Groups Quotes #Needs Quotes

“Every month we do a bold adventure. This is the golden age of space exploration.”
“It is not an event; it is a piece of news.”
“Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes it harder because people's expectations of you are higher. So, you have to fulfill those expectations. Or, try to exceed those expectations. But, it becomes more difficult as time goes on.”
“They use everything about the hog except the squeal.”

Source : Upton Sinclair (2016). “The Jungle”, p.35, Xist Publishing
“Even my players aren't players.”
“Sometimes I pose, but sometimes I pose as posing.”

Source : Stella Benson (1916). “I Pose”
“A dinner lubricates business.”

Source : "Life of Samuel Johnson". Book by James Boswell, Vol. viii, p. 67, 1791.
“Do I have an option? when asked by the press if she was "running as a woman."”

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