Showing posts with label Eddie Condon Quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eddie Condon Quotes. Show all posts
Eddie Condon Quotes
"[Louis Armstrong] could play a trumpet like nobody else, then put it down and sing a song like no one else could." - Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon Quotes
"As it enters the ear, does it come in like broken glass, or does it come in like honey?" - Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon Quotes
"This all came of a conversation I had with [John] Steinbeck once when we were standing in a men’s room somewhere. Steinbeck asked me why I didn’t play the banjo any more and I told him that went out with the high-button shoes." - Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon Quotes
"[Dave] Brubeck, for instance, is not careless. He's a studied guy. And even if his picture ends up on the back cover of Life, he's still a studious guy.
Eddie Condon Quotes
"Ted Lewis could make the clarinet talk. What it said was 'Put me back in the case!'" - Eddie Condon
Eddie Condon Quotes
"Finally, Beiderbecke took out a silver cornet. He put it to his lips and blew a phrase. The sound came out like a girl saying 'Yes!'" - Eddie Condon
