Three Wishes
When Coleman Hawkins was asked by Nica what his three wishes would be, he stated…
- “Perfect health.”
- “Great success in my music.”
- “To be extremely rich.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
Three Wishes
Pannonica asked trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie if he had three wishes what would they be and his reply was…
- “Not to play for money.
- “Permanent peace in the world.”
- “A world where you don’t need a passport.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
Three Wishes
When the Baroness Pannonica asked drummer Philly Joe Jones what his three wishes were he responded…
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- “Money”
- “Money”
- “Money”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
Three Wishes
Memorandum from the desk of Nica de Koenigswarter:
I put the first question to Thelonious Monk…
“If you were given three wishes, to be instantly granted, what would they be?”
He was pacing back and forth, and he paused for a moment to gaze out across the river at the New York skyline. Then he gave me his answer.
- “To be a successful musician.”
- “To have a happy family.”
- To have a crazy friend like you.”
And I said, “But Thelonious! You have those already!”
He just smiled and began pacing again.
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter