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Evan Parker Quotes

I didn’t get where I am today by being timid, young man Picture Quote #1

I’d met Roscoe in Europe quite a few times over the years, and we’d say hi and so on, but this was the first time we’d actually played together Picture Quote #1

So what starts is ad hoc and you never know where it’s going to lead, so it’s important to keep an open mind about those things Picture Quote #1

We all listened to a lot of recorded music, especially American jazz, modern jazz, and that’s where our studies were and our inspiration came from Picture Quote #1

There’s an institution here called the National Sound Archive, and there’s a character who works there, Paul Wilson. He takes a very special interest in the history of the music and advised Martin Davidson of the existence of these tapes Picture Quote #1

So in the sense that we were all dealing with that freer approach, yes, it was certainly one of the first contacts, perhaps the first contact, when Peter came that summer. So it’s a very pivotal moment that is documented there Picture Quote #1

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Certain kinds of speed, flow, intensity, density of attacks, density of interaction... Music that concentrates on those qualities is, I think, easier achieved by free improvisation between people sharing a common attitude, a common language Picture Quote #1

It’s not like, I don’t know, if Madonna has a new record out, then everybody from Bangkok to Birmingham knows what its called and can buy it the same week. But our stuff is not in that mass market Picture Quote #1

I think the voice does that perfectly adequately without being imitated by other instruments Picture Quote #1

You know, the whole philosophy of ad hoc combinations has its strengths and its weaknesses Picture Quote #1

But I think the record will actually come from tapes that are not yet recorded Picture Quote #1

My roots are in my record player Picture Quote #1

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Remarkable only the very best arrangers can get a sound like that from four horns Picture Quote #1

When you add a period of 25 years between the playing and the listening, then the whole question of meaning gets very complicated Picture Quote #1

So I’m looking to the saxophone as a resource which has its own unique set of possibilities. I’m looking to exploit them and develop them and have the fullest range of possibilities of the saxophone be known Picture Quote #1

Actually John, Paul Rutherford, and Trevor Watts, and several other rather well known English jazz musicians had got their training by joining the Air Force, which was a pretty standard way for people to get some kind of musical education in those days Picture Quote #1

A kind of synthesis, but with some elements that perhaps you wouldn’t have expected in advance. I always like that when that happens, when something comes that is more than the sum of the parts Picture Quote #1

So what starts is ad hoc and you never know where it’s going to lead, so it’s important to keep an open mind about those things Picture Quote #1

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I’ve never been one that thinks that the function of an instrument is to approach the purity of voice or the structure of a beautifully sung line Picture Quote #1

To speak about notation as the only way that you can guarantee structure of course is already very suspect Picture Quote #1

Those early steps are very important in understanding the evolution. But in themselves, maybe now you need the later records to understand the significance of the earlier records! Picture Quote #1

There are many of these apparent philosophical paradoxes or contradictions which don’t concern me anymore Picture Quote #1

The argument we always used to use was that keeping records in the catalog was good for people that were coming new to the music, but I think that was talking over a ten year or fifteen year time span Picture Quote #1

If I think about the way I was drawn into the music, it was much more by recordings than by live performances Picture Quote #1

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I’ve been to the studio several times, and it’s not that I’m not happy with what I’ve got, but each time I come away, I feel that I’ve learned something that I want to work on Picture Quote #1

I think the whole question of meaning in music is difficult enough even if you hear me playing live right now in the same room! What I mean and what you take from it may be two quite different things anyway Picture Quote #1

I think the solo playing, the decision to start playing solo, came out of having discovered what lay behind the doors that that technique opened for me Picture Quote #1

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I didn’t get where I am today by being timid, young man (Evan Parker Quotes) I’d met Roscoe in Europe quite a few times over the years, and we’d say hi and so on, but this was the first time we’d actually played together. (Evan Parker Quotes) So what starts is ad hoc and you never know where it’s going to lead, so it’s important to keep an open mind about those things. (Evan Parker Quotes) We all listened to a lot of recorded music, especially American jazz, modern jazz, and that’s where our studies were and our inspiration came from. (Evan Parker Quotes) There’s an institution here called the National Sound Archive, and there’s a character who works there, Paul Wilson. He takes a very special interest in the history of the music and advised Martin Davidson of the existence of these tapes (Evan Parker Quotes) So in the sense that we were all dealing with that freer approach, yes, it was certainly one of the first contacts, perhaps the first contact, when Peter came that summer. So it’s a very pivotal moment that is documented there (Evan Parker Quotes) Certain kinds of speed, flow, intensity, density of attacks, density of interaction... Music that concentrates on those qualities is, I think, easier achieved by free improvisation between people sharing a common attitude, a common language (Evan Parker Quotes) It’s not like, I don’t know, if Madonna has a new record out, then everybody from Bangkok to Birmingham knows what its called and can buy it the same week. But our stuff is not in that mass market (Evan Parker Quotes) I think the voice does that perfectly adequately without being imitated by other instruments (Evan Parker Quotes) You know, the whole philosophy of ad hoc combinations has its strengths and its weaknesses (Evan Parker Quotes) But I think the record will actually come from tapes that are not yet recorded (Evan Parker Quotes) My roots are in my record player (Evan Parker Quotes) Remarkable only the very best arrangers can get a sound like that from four horns (Evan Parker Quotes) When you add a period of 25 years between the playing and the listening, then the whole question of meaning gets very complicated (Evan Parker Quotes) So I’m looking to the saxophone as a resource which has its own unique set of possibilities. I’m looking to exploit them and develop them and have the fullest range of possibilities of the saxophone be known (Evan Parker Quotes) Actually John, Paul Rutherford, and Trevor Watts, and several other rather well known English jazz musicians had got their training by joining the Air Force, which was a pretty standard way for people to get some kind of musical education in those days (Evan Parker Quotes) A kind of synthesis, but with some elements that perhaps you wouldn’t have expected in advance. I always like that when that happens, when something comes that is more than the sum of the parts (Evan Parker Quotes) So what starts is ad hoc and you never know where it’s going to lead, so it’s important to keep an open mind about those things (Evan Parker Quotes) I’ve never been one that thinks that the function of an instrument is to approach the purity of voice or the structure of a beautifully sung line (Evan Parker Quotes) To speak about notation as the only way that you can guarantee structure of course is already very suspect (Evan Parker Quotes) Those early steps are very important in understanding the evolution. But in themselves, maybe now you need the later records to understand the significance of the earlier records! (Evan Parker Quotes) There are many of these apparent philosophical paradoxes or contradictions which don’t concern me anymore (Evan Parker Quotes) The argument we always used to use was that keeping records in the catalog was good for people that were coming new to the music, but I think that was talking over a ten year or fifteen year time span (Evan Parker Quotes) If I think about the way I was drawn into the music, it was much more by recordings than by live performances (Evan Parker Quotes) I’ve been to the studio several times, and it’s not that I’m not happy with what I’ve got, but each time I come away, I feel that I’ve learned something that I want to work on (Evan Parker Quotes) I think the whole question of meaning in music is difficult enough even if you hear me playing live right now in the same room! What I mean and what you take from it may be two quite different things anyway (Evan Parker Quotes) I think the solo playing, the decision to start playing solo, came out of having discovered what lay behind the doors that that technique opened for me (Evan Parker Quotes)