We're here to have a ball. Art Blakey More Quotes by Art Blakey More Quotes From Art Blakey Jazz washes away the dust of every day life. Art Blakey music dust memorable So go on and play, and if you make a mistake, make it loud so you won't make it next time. Art Blakey goes-on play mistake A name doesn't make the music. It's just called that to differentiate it from other types of music. Art Blakey jazz music names Music is supposed to wash away the dust of everyday life Art Blakey everyday-life everyday dust Jazz, I mean, music will always move, because it can't become stagnant. Because if it becomes stagnant, it's like a river, it'll kill us all. It has to keep moving, music will always flow. Art Blakey rivers mean moving It takes an intelligent ear to listen to Jazz. Art Blakey music intelligent ears If you feel like tapping your feet, tap your feet. Art Blakey jazz feet feels Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn't have a damn thing to do with Africa. Art Blakey country america art You can't seperate modern jazz from rock or from rhythm and blues - you can't seperate it. Because that's where it all started, and that's where it all come from - that's where I learned to keep rhythm - in church Art Blakey rocks music church That.s what Jazz music is all about.We started the Messengers because somebody had to mind the store for jazz.No America--no Jazz. It is the only culture that America has brought forth. Art Blakey mind culture america The people know more about [Jazz] in other countries than in America. America is the last country to know about anything, because we're too fat, we have too much of everything, you understand? And we do not listen. Art Blakey country america people All you have to do is be able to feel. Art Blakey able feels They say that Jazz is back, and I don't think it's gone anywhere. But they say it's back. Art Blakey jazz gone thinking Who knows ... we'll be playing Jazz and having a good time! Art Blakey playing-jazz having-a-good-time good-times What ever truth drops on it eventually grinds to a powder. Art Blakey powder grind There's nothing wrong with it. It's only a word. What's in a name? Nothing! Cats say, "Call me Muhammed so-and-so. " Art Blakey jazz cat names Music washes away the dust of every day life. Art Blakey every-day day music life
