Clark Terry Quotes

"That's one thing I love about Norman Granz - when you walk in the studio with him, he turns the set on, and the way you feel, the way you play it, nine times out of ten, he's gonna take that first take. He says: 'That's what you intended. That's the way you felt it.' And he's more than likely right in most instances. Unless there's a very bad blunder, a goof, or something goes askew somewhere along the way; then of course, you have to do it all over again. Norman realizes that guys want to do their best. And usually, when you try very hard, if you know your craft, your best thing will come out on the first take, anyhow." - Clark Terry