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That is the way a great master carpenter feels, or an architect or composer or anyone who creates anything - people want to be appreciated for what they have done.

~David Amram

Topics: Anyone Anything Appreciated Architect Carpenter Composer Creates Done Feels Great Master People Want Way Who

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In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer is doing, what the pianist and the guitarist is doing, and then you play something that compliments that, so you are thinking simultaneously and thinking ahead.

~David Amram

Topics: Bass Bass Player Compliments Doing Drummer Guitarist Jazz Listen Pianist Play Player Simultaneously Something Then Thinking You Ahead

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The idea of the peace movement and of people who spent their entire lives trying to have a more egalitarian, just society, suddenly became swamped by the record industry, by the new rock and roll culture, and by the idea of not trusting anyone over thirty.

~David Amram

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Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot.

~David Amram

Topics: Five French Horn Issue July Me Photograph Playing Spot

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I was part of it, and I am still part of it today in terms of what it means to a whole new generation of people who are interested in the enduring energy, achievements, spirit and creativity that exemplified our era.

~David Amram

Topics: Achievements Am Creativity Enduring Energy Era Generation Interested Means New New Generation Our Part People Spirit Still Terms Today Who Whole I Am

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I wish to share and pass down some of my generation's traits, and encourage young people to create their own art, music, and literature.

~David Amram

Topics: Art Create Down Encourage Generation Literature Music Own Pass People Share Some Traits Wish Young Young People I Wish

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I learned from my uncle that jazz, like symphony music, was built to last.

~David Amram

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A few years later, my Uncle David took me to the Earle Theatre to hear Duke Ellington.

~David Amram

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We had common interests in the beauty of the French language. We both had a tremendous love of jazz. We shared dreams of getting married and having a family, living in the country, leading an idyllic life.

~David Amram

Topics: Beauty Both Common Common Interests Country Dreams Family French French Language Getting Getting Married Had Having Interests Jazz Language Leading Life Living Love Married Shared Tremendous

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Even before he had one book published, Jack was one of those people you could feel was very special.

~David Amram

Topics: Before Book Could Even Feel Had He Jack One Book People Published Special Those Very You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Composer

Born: November 17th, 1930

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