Norman Granz Quotes

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

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 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.

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.

The record companies are interested in the kind of sales they can get from the rock groups.

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