Dexter Gordon

“Jazz to me is a living music.”

“You have to be very mean to get a good sound on a tenor saxophone.”

“Sophistication is knowing what to do and when to do it.”

“When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to its composition.”

“For a musician, music is the best way to unite people.”

“To be a jazz musician is a way of life, it's a way of thinking, a way of being.”

“I always tried to tell a story with my solos.”

“The saxophone is a very emotional instrument. It's like a human voice.”

“You've got to be in the moment. That's the whole thing about jazz.”

“Bebop is the music of the future.”