Three Wishes

When inquiry of three wishes came from Nica to Paul Chambers, he responded with:

  1. “Fame.”
  2. “Fortune.”
  3. “Happiness.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter”

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Three Wishes

When the Baroness questioned Walter Bishop , Jr. of his three wishes he answered:

  1. “Peace of mind.”
  2. “To make a contribution to jazz music.”
  3. “To help others.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter”

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Requisites

When asked Bobby Timmons replied:

  1. “To have some money.”
  2. “To have nice house of my own .”
  3. “Oh! You can’t put that in your book? All right then. I wish I may give something to the world.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter”

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Three Wishes

Walter Davis Jr. got his request for three wishes from the Baroness and he gave the following answers:

  1. “Knowledge and wisdom, by which I mean complete mastery of myself and my instrument: mentally, physically, emotionally, and technically.”
  2. “Complete means to all ends. You see? I’ve covered everything in the world, subjectively and objectively, in one and two respectively.”
  3. “Complete identification – as a Yogi would mean.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter”

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Three Wishes

When Nica asked Bill Hardman what his three wishes were he told her very simply:

  1. “To play the horn.”
  2. “A crazy old lady.”
  3. “Money.”

*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter”

Bill Hardman: April 6, 1933 – December 5, 1990 / Trumpet

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