Barry Harris quotes
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“The minute you make a mistake - that's improvisation!”
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“There are a lot of things I'm proud of, but the proudest have yet to come.”
-- Barry HarrisSource : Interview with Carla Rupp, www.jazzreview.com. January 29, 2011.
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“You have to enjoy playing. The old-timers did, and that's one reason why their music is a lasting music. I feel that I play jazz to entertain the listener, and you just can't do that unless you yourself are entertained at the same time.”
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“Endings must come naturally, you're supposed to let it happen, not just to make it happen like that.”
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