Norman Granz

“I don't think that jazz, as any kind of an art form, has any permanence attached to it, apart from the practitioners of it.”

“I don't know who's 18 years old today that, 20 years hence, is going to be a jazz fan.”

“The public, hearing pop music, is, without knowing it, also soaking up jazz.”

“As long as we're in a democracy, I have to give what I think the majority of people will enjoy.”

“The economic picture in the States today doesn't allow for jazz concerts in a tour fashion. People now are too used to the Festival, which gives them more names for the same price.”

“Jazz was uplifted by what I did.”

“I made it easier for many artists to play in certain areas.”

“My function at Verve was that of a genuine producer in artists and repertoire.”

“I allowed artists to play for as long as they felt they could justifiably continue to create.”

“When I was doing jazz concerts in America, I would use the biggest names I could find.”

“You will always find a few people in any area that would like things done completely their way.”

“I'm talking as a professional impresario. I'm not judging anybody at all.”

“If I were to put on Barbra Streisand and Duke Ellington, one might say the combination isn't good.”