Three Wishes
Inquiring about his three wishes by the Baroness Pannonicathe responses from Chris Anderson were:
- “To be situated so that I have nothing whatever to worry about but music for a while.”
- “All the best for the rest of the world – just the way they want it.”
- “To find love. To get ahold of the music. All this is really one and the same thing.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
Nica asked Eugene Wright his three wishes only to get this response:
- “Can you name me a prophet or philosopher who wrote a great book overnight? It is impossible for me to answer this question.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter”
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Three Wishes
Herbie Nichols was approached by Nica to find out his three wishes and they were:
- “To attain power enough to avert major wars.”
- “To straighten out my personal self, so as to express my art fully.”
- “If I had power enough I would make it clear that “civilization” does not necessarily mean living a frustrated life. There are solutions to all these things. Life can be beautiful.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter”
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Three Wishes
When Pannonica queried Bob Brookmeyer as to his three wishes, his reply was:
- “A thousand.”
- “A million.”
- “A trillion! And peace for the world. But that’s impossible.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter”
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Three Wishes
Arthur Taylor told Pannonica his three wishes were:
- “That Charlie Parker was alive.”
- “That Bud Powell was in town, playing like he used to. No, just playing any way!”
- “Money.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter”
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