"Playing the right note is only one fret away." - Nick Belcher

"I think I had it in the back of my mind that I wanted to sound like a dry martini." - Paul Desmond

"Jazz isn't dead, it just smells funny." - Frank Zappa

"We never play anything the same once." - Shelly Manne

"Playing bop is like playing scrabble with all the vowels missing..." - Duke Ellington

"I was overlooked long before anyone knew who I was." - Paul Desmond

"Don't just do something, stand there!" - Jim Hall