Three Wishes
Nica’s inquiry of Walter Lee Bolden as to his three wishes if granted, he told her:
- “I’d like to straighten out my personal life.”
- “I’d like to be among the greats, as far as my career is concerned.”
- “And then I want to be able to live comfortably.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
When asked of his three wishes, Art Blakey responded to the Baroness with these answers:
- “I want to play my arse off.”
- “To be as happy as my old man.”
- “To be as hip as Jim Green.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
Charlie Byrd told Pannonica his three wishes were:
- “I’d like to play scales like Sabicas.”
- “I’d like to get a tone like Segovia.”
- “And rhythmic drive like Wes Montgomery. And it’s an impossibility to have all that, but that’s what I wish.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
More girl talk between Nica and Miriam Makeba produced the following answers to the three wishes question:
- “First in life. I want to live as long as I can”
- “Freedom for my countries. Africa, as a whole, is my country. I like freedom for all men.”
- “I like continued success.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
While having girl talk between Nica and Terry Pollard she asked her what her three wishes would be if they could be granted:
- “A baby girl.”
- “Guaranteed good health.”
- “An un~segregated world.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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