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If Anybody Was Mr. Jazz It Was Louis Armstrong. He Was The Epitome Of Jazz And Always Will Be. He Is What I Call An American Standard, An American Original.

The Word [jazz] Never Lost Its Association With Those New Orleans Bordellos. In The 1920s I Used To Try To Convince Fletcher Henderson That We Ought To Call What We Were Doing 'negro Music'. But It's Too Late For That Now.

Music, Of Course, Is What I Hear And Something That I More Or Less Live By. It's Not An Occupation Or Profession, It's A Compulsion.

Selfishness Can Be A Virtue. Selfishness Is Essential To Survival, And Without Survival We Cannot Protect Those Whom We Love More Than Ourselves.

Tomorrow Is In The Wings Waiting For You To Sound Her Entrance Fanfare.