Three Wishes
J. J. Johnson had only one wish to Nica’s query and that was:
- “To be able to play exactly what I have in my mind.”
*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 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 answer was a single one when Yusef Lateef was asked by the Baroness:
- “To keep my faith. That covers everything.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
Three Wishes
When asked what his three wishes would be Barry Harris replied:
- “Peace in the world.”
- “A room with a Steinway and a good record player, where I can be alone with all the Charlie Parker and Bud Powell records.”
- “The end of all ‘soul’, ‘funk’, and ‘rock ‘n’ roll jazz’!”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter