Three Wishes

The question was posed to Kenny Burrell related to three wishesand he told the Baroness Pannonica: 

  1. “No race prejudice.”
  2. “Much less emphasis on materialistic values.”
  3. “Ample opportunity for and encouragement of individual expression of humanistic values.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter

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Pannonica inquired of Leo Wright, if given three, what would he wish for and he answered her by saying: 

  1. “I wish that people would be more individualistic.”
  2. “The problem in my profession, that the supply is greater than the demand… I wish that that wasn’t so.”
  3. “I wish the public in general would realize the importance of jazz.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter

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When asked by Nica what his three wishes would be, Junior Cook only had one response:

  1. “I gave them to you before, and since those three didn’t show up, I’ve given it up.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter

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Curtis Fuller responded to the question of three wishes posed by the Baroness by telling her: 

  1. “Health.”
  2. “Love.”
  3. “Understanding.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter

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Nica’s request of Julian Priester led him to answering the question of three wishes with: 

    1. “The first one is a government~sponsored music program.”
    2. “I’d like to play with Monk.”
    3. “A change in this country’s economic system.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter

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