Three Wishes
When the question of three wishes was directed to Roy Eldgridge he replied:
- “To finish my course as a radio and television technician, so as to not have to blow that horn anymore.”
- “Enough money to buy my own club.”
- “Hold the war off for ten years – that’s long enough, I’ll be sixty then – so I can collect some money!”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
The Baroness asked of David “Fathead” Newman what his three wishes would be and all he had to say was:
- “To get high… right now. Tell you the rest tomorrow”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
The wishes given by Sonny Payne resulted in combining all three in one answer…
- “Health, wealth and happiness.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
The Baroness requested three wishes from Randy Weston and he offered the following answers…
- “Complete freedom throughout the world.”
- “More emphasis on art, music and painting.”
- “Elimination of poverty and disease.”
*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 Sonny Rollins what his three wishes would be he responded with…
- “Money.”
- “To be able to do what I want to do on the horn.”
- “To have a closer affinity with nature.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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