Three Wishes
John Coltrane gave the following in answer to the Baroness’ inquiry his three wishes…
- “To have an inexhaustible freshness in my music. I’m stale right now.”
- “Immunity from sickness or ill health.”
- “Three times the sexual power I have now. And something else too: more natural love for people. You can add that on to the other.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
Three Wishes
Replying to the question of what his three wishes would be, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis said…
- “To be a booking agent.”
- “To go into politics.”
- “To get into real estate.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
Three Wishes
Art Blakey replied to the Baroness’s request of three wishes by saying…
- “That you loved me.”
- “That Art Junior gets through this sh*t that he’s in.”
- “That I get divorced and we get married.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
Three Wishes
Baroness Pannonica asked Johnny Griffin what his three wishes and he said:
- I wish I knew myself better.
- I wish there was more love in the world.
- I wish to live to see the day when jazz is recognized.
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
Three Wishes
The question of three wishes was put to Elvin Jones by the baroness and he said…
- “Peace on earth.”
- “Complete acceptance and recognition of this music as a pure art form.”
- “To see an end of suffering for humanity.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter