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If you can't play the blues... you might as well hang it up.

~Dexter Gordon

Topics: Blues Hang Might Play Up Well You

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Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people.

~Dexter Gordon

Topics: Beginning Dreams Expressed Feelings Hopes Jazz Living Me Music People Since

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In nuclear war all men are cremated equal.

~Dexter Gordon

Topics: Equal Men Nuclear Nuclear War War

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Darlin... be-bop is the music of the future.

~Dexter Gordon

Topics: Future Music

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When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it's composition. If you don't understand what it's about, you're depriving yourself of being really able to communicate this poem.

~Dexter Gordon

Topics: Able About Being Communicate Composition Depriving Insight Kind Know Lyrics Poem Really Some Tune Understand You Yourself

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Music is a reservoir... of sounds.

~Dexter Gordon

Topics: Music Reservoir Sounds

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To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche.

~Dexter Gordon

Topics: Dig Ego Good Little Nice Psyche Recognition Very You

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It's certainly not just a spot opinion; it's something that obviously has been building up for years. It is also very good for publicity, and it is the kind of recognition that maybe will help financially, also.

~Dexter Gordon

Topics: Also Been Building Certainly Financially Good Help Just Kind Maybe Obviously Opinion Publicity Recognition Something Spot Up Very Will Years

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The music scene is more competitive in the States.

~Dexter Gordon

Topics: Competitive More Music Music Scene Scene States

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A lot of times I go back to record and to make a tour, but I'm very happy to do it, because it gives me an opportunity to dig and hear what's going on.

~Dexter Gordon

Topics: Back Because Dig Gives Go Going Happy Hear Lot Make Me Opportunity Record Times Tour Very

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: February 27th, 1923

Died: April 25th, 1990

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