Top 33 Quotes by Norman Granz

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

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

Ella can work nightclubs that Duke might not be able to work, because of having the big band. Where they go now is strictly a matter of their own names and talents.

To play today in London, next week in Madrid and the week after that in Warsaw is a bit better than playing Newark and Baltimore and Philadelphia. I've been doing that for 20 years.

There are many artists that I present that I admit I like less than I do others. But I think that they warrant being presented by my own, personal standards.

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

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'm concerned with trend. I don't know where jazz fans will come from 20 years from now.

There are very few groups that really stay together. The leaders of groups make enough money to be able to afford to work a maximum of 35-40 weeks a year.