Jazz Is The Result Of The Energy

All Great Composers Of The Past Spent Most Of Their Time Studying. Feeling Alone Won't Do The Job. A Man Also Needs Technique.

My People Are Americans. My Time Is Today.

Originality Is The Only Thing That Counts. But The Originator Uses Material And Ideas That Occur Round Him And Pass Through Him. And Out Of His Experience Comes The Original Creation.

True Music Must Repeat The Thought And Inspirations Of The People And The Time.

Jazz Is The Result Of The Energy Stored Up In America.