“I don't want to sound as if I'm doing something tremendously special. ...” — Norman Granz Quote

“I don't want to sound as if I'm doing something tremendously special. But I am a jazz fan.”

“For years, Jazz At The Philharmonic albums were the only ones of their kind.”

“I don't say that the supposed Civil Rights development is a myth, but it's a matter of dealing with reality. It's purely peripheral and, in many cases, it's just a facade.”

“I'm reserved, so I've always needed to find a way of opening up. Jazz helped me do that.”

“I listen to jazz, pop, rock, R&B. It really doesn't matter to me.”

“Change is always happening. That's one of the wonderful things about jazz music.”