Whenever you play dance music, it serves a function. It becomes a utility; you have to worry about the tempos and what you're going to play for people. But when you're playing for listening, you're free.

  • -- Stan Kenton 史坦肯顿

无论你什么时候演奏舞曲,它都是有作用的。它变成了一种效用;你必须考虑节奏和你要为人们演奏什么。但当你为倾听而演奏时,你是自由的。

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Jazz in itself is not struggling. That is, the music itself is not struggling... It's the attitude that's in trouble. My plays insist that we should not forget or toss away our history.

爵士乐本身并没有挣扎。也就是说,音乐本身并没有挣扎……问题出在态度上。我的剧本坚持认为我们不应该忘记或抛弃我们的历史。

I studied piano for many years, and I still play. I'm a complete amateur, and I wouldn't consider myself very good at all, but I enjoy it.

我学了多年钢琴,现在还在弹。我是一个完全的业余爱好者,我不会认为自己很好,但我喜欢它。

I don't meditate before I play or compose, but I see playing and composing as meditative acts.

我在演奏或作曲前不会冥想,但我把演奏和作曲视为冥想行为。

But I never listen to music while I'm writing.

但是我从来不在写作的时候听音乐。