Three Wishes
Tommy Potter was pensive when of his three wishes by the Baroness but answered her questions with:
- “An adequate amount of money to carry me through and take careof my family.”
- “A healthy situation for everyone immediately concerned with me, plus an adequate amount of knowledge.”
- “That I might be able to play music that is pleasing, not only to myself but to folks that will listen.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
The Baroness awaited his answer after inquiring of Sam Jones what his three wishes were, he said:
- “I’ve already had two wishes: to play with Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie. So all I need now is one: to be a great jazz musician.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
Having asked Wynton Kelly of his three wishes he responded to Nica with these answers:
- “To make some money.”
- “More money.”
- “To get around my instrument a little more.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
When Panninica asked Max Roach what his three wishes would be, he simply said:
- “Wishes would be a superfluous luxury for me, because I have everything I desire. That’s the most important thing in the world.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
The Baronness inquired of Lee Morgan as to his three wishes and his response was:
- “To be held in high esteem by my fellow jazzmen, as well as by the audiences ~ I mean the jazz public.”
- “To make oodles of money, and use it wisely.”
- “To make a wonderful husband and father.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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