15 Quotes by Don Ellis

On those long notes behind the trumpet solo, if anyone lets his mind wander for a minute he is dead.

As we see in folk music quite often, emotion transforms what might otherwise be considered 'corny' (i.e. trite, banal, sentimental) music into valid, moving art.

It was made into a situation when the governor acted like a horse's backside. The governor didn't reflect the attitude of the Georgia Tech football team at all.

Because when we are right there is not a band in the world that can touch us!

He ran into me. He got knocked down into the ground. I didn't.

The truth in the matter lies in the fact that anything repeated too long without variation tends to become boring.