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Basie Quotes By Count Basie: I think the band can really swing when

I think the band can really swing when it swings easy, when it can just play along like you are cutting butter, — Count Basie

Basie Quotes By Count Basie: Well, if you find a note tonight that

Well, if you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night! — Count Basie

Basie Quotes By Rob Liano: If it is to be, it's up to

If it is to be, it's up to thee. You are responsible for your success. — Rob Liano

Basie Quotes By Clark Terry: Count Basie was college, but Duke Ellington was

Count Basie was college, but Duke Ellington was graduate school. — Clark Terry

Basie Quotes By Count Basie: Keep on listening & tapping your feet.

Keep on listening & tapping your feet. — Count Basie

Basie Quotes By Jo Jones: The hardest thing for a musician to learn

The hardest thing for a musician to learn is how to play WITH people. That's what made the Basie rhythm section. — Jo Jones

Basie Quotes By William Shakespeare: Fear and niceness, the handmaids of all women,

Fear and niceness, the handmaids of all women, or more truly, woman its pretty self. — William Shakespeare

Basie Quotes By Tony Bennett: More than anybody else I'd like to thank

More than anybody else I'd like to thank Count Basie for teaching me how to perform. — Tony Bennett

Basie Quotes By Eric Metaxas: Moujiks. Right. What's a moujik?" the Tsar asked."Peasants,

Moujiks. Right. What's a moujik?" the Tsar asked.
"Peasants, your majesty."
"Pheasants?"
"No! Peasants. — Eric Metaxas

Basie Quotes By Count Basie: I'm saying: to be continued, until we meet

I'm saying: to be continued, until we meet again. Meanwhile, keep on listening and tapping your feet. — Count Basie

Basie Quotes By Count Basie: Oscar Peterson plays the best ivory box I've

Oscar Peterson plays the best ivory box I've ever heard. — Count Basie

Basie Quotes By Count Basie: Of course, there are a lot of ways

Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues. — Count Basie

Basie Quotes By Count Basie: I don't dig that two-beat jive the New

I don't dig that two-beat jive the New Orleans cats play. My boys and I have to have four heavy beats to the bar and no cheating. — Count Basie

Basie Quotes By Quincy Jones: Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We

Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra. — Quincy Jones

Basie Quotes By Count Basie: Learn to deal with the valleys and the

Learn to deal with the valleys and the hills will take care of themselves. — Count Basie

Basie Quotes By Count Basie: I just think swing is a matter of

I just think swing is a matter of some good things put together that you can really pat your foot by. I can't define it beyond that. — Count Basie

Basie Quotes By Count Basie: If you play a tune and a person

If you play a tune and a person don't tap their feet, don't play the tune. — Count Basie

Basie Quotes By Count Basie: All I wanted was to be big, to

All I wanted was to be big, to be in show business and to travel ... and that's what I've been doing all my life. — Count Basie

Basie Quotes By Zoot Sims: We were all influenced by Lester [Young]. Listen

We were all influenced by Lester [Young]. Listen to the records that he made with [Count] Basie. Nobody's got what he's got. He's still the daddy. — Zoot Sims

Basie Quotes By Count Basie: Freddie Green has been my right arm for

Freddie Green has been my right arm for thirty years. And if he leaves the band one day, I'll probably leave with him. — Count Basie

Basie Quotes By Count Basie: If a guy is gonna to play good

If a guy is gonna to play good bop, he has to have a sort of a bop soul. — Count Basie

Basie Quotes By John Kramer: There is no shame in ignorance and failing;

There is no shame in ignorance and failing; there is only shame in not being willing to learn and repeating the same errors over again. — John Kramer

Basie Quotes By Cal Stoll: I'm looking for uncommon people.

I'm looking for uncommon people. — Cal Stoll

Basie Quotes By Lena Horne: Count Basie isn't just a man, or even

Count Basie isn't just a man, or even just a band. He's a way of life. — Lena Horne