Norman Granz
Norman Granz
Norman Granzwas an American jazz music impresario...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth6 August 1918
CountryUnited States of America
american-musician dreamt frequently jazz though using water
Many movie people, who would never have dreamt of using jazz arrangers for scores, are doing it frequently now, even though they water them down.
jazz
Jazz was uplifted by what I did.
knowing hearing jazz
The public, hearing pop music, is, without knowing it, also soaking up jazz.
jazz reason segregation
The whole reason for Jazz at the Philharmonic was to take it to places where I could break down segregation.
art thinking jazz
I don't think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence attached to it, apart from the practitioners of it.
years albums jazz
For years, Jazz At The Philharmonic albums were the only ones of their kind.
american-musician frequent great management problems travel trips
I still travel a great deal. I go to the States, not for too long periods, but I make frequent trips because of my management problems with Ella.
american-musician artist break groups major musical rare security today willing
Today it's rare to find a major artist that would be willing to break up his own group. They need the musical security their own groups give them.
admit american-musician less presented
There are many artists that I present that I admit I like less than I do others. But I think that they warrant being presented by my own, personal standards.
agree almost american-musician display impossible jam people session
Of the newer people I would like to display to the public, I find it almost impossible to get them to agree to the jam session form.
afforded american-musician artists competition face insecure jam musical today willing younger
The new, younger artists today are too insecure to be willing to face that kind of musical competition afforded by the jam session.
american-musician finale jam man minutes runs session
You can't have a finale that runs one hour. So you give each man 40 minutes or so, and you say: Let's do a jam session at the end with the leaders.
names america use
When I was doing jazz concerts in America, I would use the biggest names I could find.
years today fans
I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan.