Three Wishes
When inquired, Joe Knight told Nica that his three wishes would be:
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“I would like to be inordinately healthy, to give me the strength to do anything of which I am capable to the fullest extent.”
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“I would like to have a certain peace of mind – which could be obtainable from the result of number one.”
- “I would like to develop, within the span of my lifetime, the art of music.”
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*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
Pannonica asked Steve Lacy what he would wish for if he was given three and he told her:
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“The diversion of all war funds into an exploration of the potentialities of the mind.”
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“Universal comprehension of art.”
- “The end of fear.”
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*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
Duke Ellington easily and succinctly responded to the inquiry of three wishes by the Baroness with one answer:
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“My wishes are simple. I want nothing but the best.”
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*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
Richard Williams was queried by Nica of his three wishes and his answers were this:
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“More gigs.”
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“More understanding from the public. I don’t want anything else right now. ”
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*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Three Wishes
Three wishes were requested of Walter Perkins and he replied to Pannonica with:
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“Happiness for my brothers. All of them.”
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“To get a sound out of those drums that has never been heard before. ”
- “More cooperation between our brothers.”
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*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats ~ Compiled and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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