Dexter Gordon

A lot of times I go back to record and to make a tour, but I'm very happy to do it, because it gives me an opportunity to dig and hear what's going on. ↗

— Dexter Gordon

#because #dig #gives #go #going

If you can't play the blues... you might as well hang it up. ↗

— Dexter Gordon

#hang #might #play #up #well

Darlin... be-bop is the music of the future. ↗

— Dexter Gordon

#future #music

If I were to call it black music, that would be untrue. I don't know what that is, unless it would be some African drums or something. ↗

— Dexter Gordon

#black #black music #call #drums #i

In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically. ↗

— Dexter Gordon

#influence #jazz #lot

In nuclear war all men are cremated equal. ↗

— Dexter Gordon

#equal #men #nuclear #nuclear war #war

Jazz to me is a living music. It's a music that since its beginning has expressed the feelings, the dreams, hopes, of the people. ↗

— Dexter Gordon

#dreams #expressed #feelings #hopes #jazz

Music is a reservoir... of sounds. ↗

— Dexter Gordon

#reservoir #sounds

The music scene is more competitive in the States. ↗

— Dexter Gordon

#more #music #music scene #scene #states

To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche. ↗

— Dexter Gordon

#ego #good #little #nice #psyche