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Listening is more important than anything else because that's what music is. Somebody is playing something and you're receiving it. It is sending and receiving.

~Carla Bley

Topics: Anything Anything Else Because Else Important Listening More Music Playing Receiving Sending Somebody Something Than You

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Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have a talent for doing it. I am zeroing in on what I do best.

~Carla Bley

Topics: Am Band Best Between Big Big Band Composers Doing Far Few Living Lot Talent Them Very Writing I Am

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One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded 'Sing Me Softly of the Blues' and 'Ad Infinitum'.

~Carla Bley

Topics: Ad Art Band Better Blues Could Farmer He Me Music Myself Performer Played Recorded Sing Softly Than Whose

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There are times when what's happening in rock is the best music in the world, and there are times when there is nothing worthwhile at all.

~Carla Bley

Topics: Best Happening Music Nothing Rock Times World Worthwhile

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When Ronald Reagan was elected I was on a bus traveling with a band in France. I wrote a little arrangement of The Star Spangled Banner in a minor key.

~Carla Bley

Topics: Arrangement Band Banner Bus Elected France Key Little Minor Reagan Ronald Reagan Star Traveling Wrote

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When you are studying jazz, the best thing to do is listen to records or listen to live music. It isn't as though you go to a teacher. You just listen as much as you can and absorb everything.

~Carla Bley

Topics: Absorb Best Everything Go Jazz Just Listen Live Live Music Much Music Records Studying Teacher Thing Though You

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When you have 13 horns, and one is soloing, you have 12 people to play the richest, fullest chord you could ever imagine behind that solo.

~Carla Bley

Topics: Behind Chord Could Ever Fullest Horns Imagine People Play Richest Solo You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: May 11th, 1938

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