I never liked hearing anyone say I was the new George Gershwin, because I knew I could have never even carried that man's music case. If George Gershwin hadn't died when he was thirty-nine years old, there is no knowing how much more great music he would have written.

~ Burt Bacharach

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In Jazz, like in America, the group works together toward a common cause with lots of room left for each individual to shine.

~ Richie Gerber

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