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The magic can happen in a studio. Special things can happen in a recording studio, even though it may seem like a clinical environment from the outside looking in.

~Benny Green

Topics: Clinical Environment Even Happen Like Looking Magic May Outside Recording Recording Studio Seem Special Studio Things Though

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We have different personalities, but in a harmonious way, I'd say. Anyway, we were booked to play at the festival as a duo; and we decided we wouldn't have any rehearsal.

~Benny Green

Topics: Any Anyway Booked Decided Different Different Personalities Duo Festival Harmonious Personalities Play Rehearsal Say Way Were

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Ray had so much love of life and the music. He had so much integrity. He treated the music with so much dignity and respect. I spent four and a half years as a sideman with Ray Brown's trio. Music was his life, more so than anyone I could mention.

~Benny Green

Topics: Anyone Brown Could Dignity Four Had Half Half Years He His Integrity Life Love Mention More Much Music Ray Respect Spent Than Treated Trio Years

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A jazz musician is a juggler who uses harmonies instead of oranges.

~Benny Green

Topics: Harmonies Instead Jazz Jazz Musician Musician Oranges Uses Who

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We have fun, we listen to one another, we challenge one another, we trust one another. We're doing what we enjoy, and we're not just playing for each other, we're playing for the people.

~Benny Green

Topics: Another Challenge Doing Each Enjoy For The People Fun Have Fun Just Listen Other People Playing Trust

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The first time we performed as a duo, we had already been playing together in various situations.

~Benny Green

Topics: Been Duo First First Time Had Performed Playing Situations Time Together Various

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You know, there're no rules between Russell and I. We don't want to have to have to talk too much, because it's really precious, really special to play music.

~Benny Green

Topics: Because Between Know Much Music No Rules Play Play Music Precious Really Rules Russell Special Talk Too Too Much Want You

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No, that's not it. The first time we met was at Fat Tuesday's. Benny was playing, this was, I think in 1989?

~Benny Green

Topics: Benny Fat First First Time Met Playing Think Time Tuesday I Think

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I think there's a natural chemistry between us as friends; and there's really no separation between the rapport that we feel when we're in conversation and when we're playing music, it's one in the same.

~Benny Green

Topics: Between Chemistry Conversation Feel Friends Music Natural Playing Rapport Really Same Separation Think Us I Think

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I'm glad you asked that question, because of any musical situation I've been in, the communication feels great here with Russell. He really pays close attention to what I'm doing because he cares.

~Benny Green

Topics: Any Asked Attention Because Been Cares Close Communication Doing Feels Glad Great He Here Musical Pays Question Really Russell Situation You

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: December 9th, 1927

Died: June 22nd, 1998

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