Three Wishes

When Ernie Wilkins was approached by Nica and asked what his three wishes would be, he told her:

1. 1. “The first would be the ideal jazz club where I could use all the jazz groups I like, and where we’d never go out of business.”

   2. “The second would be a recording company the same way, where I’d could use all the musicians I like, and which would never go out of business.”

   3. “A million dollars. If I had all these I wouldn’t need to wish for anything for my wife and family, because they’d be covered and it would be Utopia.”

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

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Three Wishes

While hanging out with the Baroness, she asked Benny Carter what his three wishes would be if by some chance he was granted them. His reply is as follows:

1. 1. “Three million dollars, tax free.”

   2. “Two millions dollars, tax free.”

   3. “One million dollars, tax free.”

   “But seriously, call me at my hotel when I have had time to think about it, and I will give you the real ones.”

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

   

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Three Wishes

When the ladies got together for a bit of girl talk Pannonica put for the th question of three wishes to Pearl Bailey who responded to her inquiry with this answer:

1. 1. “I only need one. I wish that humans would learn to live together with love, and then they wouldn’t need the other two wishes.”

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

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Three Wishes

Louis Bellson was talking with Nica and during the conversation she asked him what three wishes he would ask for if they could be given and this was his answer:

1. 1. “That jazz music would become an integral part of all music. And I hope that the American people would consider it a part of American creative art. Because I feel that its music potential has a place alongside all other great music of the world. And also it should be respected and the musicians should be respected too, because I feel in the future there is going to be a greater tie~in with symphony music.”

   2. “I hope that all the young fine musicians today who are interested in jazz as a creative art have the opportunity to express themselves. By this I mean there are no clubs or places where the youngster can gain knowledge and learn his craft. It is shameful to know that there are many gigantic industries in every other form, but our creative form suffers the most.”

   3. “I am hoping that music will mend the entire world. It has been proven that our relations with other countries has been one hundred percent pure in friendship because of music. I feel that music will blossom into a flower, and that flower will express one great thought, and that is: We belong to the human race and we all learn the same notes.”

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

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Three Wishes

Gerry Mulligan was approached by Pannonica and asked if he could be granted three wishes what his be and his response was:

1. “To play high trumpet accurately, drums, sing. And if there was a fourth, money.”

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

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