Three Wishes
Nica asked Buddy Montgomery what his three wishes were and he simply said:
- “I can use a whole lot of things! One thing I would like is to get my mind and my hands attached to what I am trying to do, musically. I need to think some more about the others.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
When Monk Montgomery was asked by the Baroness if given what his three wishes would be he responded by telling her:
- “My first wish would be that the older people let the younger people think for themselves.”
- “I wish they would give jazz an opportunity.”
- “I wish I could beat you just one time at Ping-Pong.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
Pannonica had the opportunity to query three wishes from Joe Williams and he told her:
- “I wish everyone could be happy.”
- “Since God’s given me the tenor, I’d like to sing the things I want to sing, with the apropos background.”
- “I wish that there would be as much publicity about the jazz musicians that support their families as there is about their failings. And that’s ninety-five percent of them, support their families.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
Tommy Potter was pensive when of his three wishes by the Baroness but answered her questions with:
- “An adequate amount of money to carry me through and take careof my family.”
- “A healthy situation for everyone immediately concerned with me, plus an adequate amount of knowledge.”
- “That I might be able to play music that is pleasing, not only to myself but to folks that will listen.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
The Baroness awaited his answer after inquiring of Sam Jones what his three wishes were, he said:
- “I’ve already had two wishes: to play with Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie. So all I need now is one: to be a great jazz musician.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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