59 Quotes by Norman Granz

I don't want to sound as if I'm doing something tremendously special. But I am a jazz fan.

I find myself more at peace when I live in Europe.

I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas.

I still continue to do at least four concert tours a year, and in many cases, as many as six.

In 1958, I decided that I was going to live in Europe permanently. So in 1959 I moved to Lugano, Switzerland.

My function at Verve was that of a genuine producer in artists and repertoire.

Germany is probably the richest country in Western Europe. Yet they wouldn't take any television with Duke and Ella, their reaction being that people weren't interested in it.

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.

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.