"You have an instrument, don't you? Either play it or throw it away."
- to Gigi Gryce, complaining about a part Monk wrote for him.
"You play saxophone, right? Well, the music is on the horn. You should be able to find it."
- to Bean and Trane, having difficulty reading.
From Jazz Is, by Natt Hentoff, 1976
- to Gigi Gryce, complaining about a part Monk wrote for him.
"You play saxophone, right? Well, the music is on the horn. You should be able to find it."
- to Bean and Trane, having difficulty reading.
From Jazz Is, by Natt Hentoff, 1976