Facts about Carla Bley

Occup.Musician
FromUSA
BornMay 11, 1938
Age86 years

Summary

Carla Bley is a famous Musician from USA, he/she is 86 years old and still alive, born May 11, 1938.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac taurus, who is known for Security, Subtle strength, Appreciation, Instruction, Patience. Our collection contains 17 quotes who is written / told by Carla.

17 Famous quotes by Carla Bley

Small: One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded Sing Me
"One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded 'Sing Me Softly of the Blues' and 'Ad Infinitum'"
Small: Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I
"Living composers writing for big band are very few and far between. There are not a lot of them, and I have a talent for doing it. I am zeroing in on what I do best"
Small: I just got to hear every note. After I left Birdland, I started working at the Jazz Gallery. In the end
"I just got to hear every note. After I left Birdland, I started working at the Jazz Gallery. In the end, I still couldn't play, but I knew how to listen. I was probably the world's best listener"
Small: Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker seemed so sophisticated and bad. I wanted to be like that
"Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker seemed so sophisticated and bad. I wanted to be like that"
Small: Listening is more important than anything else because thats what music is. Somebody is playing somethi
"Listening is more important than anything else because that's what music is. Somebody is playing something and you're receiving it. It is sending and receiving"
Small: I dont think you can ever regain your ignorance
"I don't think you can ever regain your ignorance"
Small: I write very slowly
"I write very slowly"
Small: I like chords that are very lush with all the lush parts taken out
"I like chords that are very lush with all the lush parts taken out"
Small: I got started when I was 3 years old because my father was a music teacher and my lessons were free.
"I got started when I was 3 years old because my father was a music teacher and my lessons were free. Instead of learning to walk, you learn to play the piano"
Small: When Ronald Reagan was elected I was on a bus traveling with a band in France. I wrote a little arrange
"When Ronald Reagan was elected I was on a bus traveling with a band in France. I wrote a little arrangement of The Star Spangled Banner in a minor key"
Small: When you have 13 horns, and one is soloing, you have 12 people to play the richest, fullest chord you c
"When you have 13 horns, and one is soloing, you have 12 people to play the richest, fullest chord you could ever imagine behind that solo"
Small: I dont need much coaxing
"I don't need much coaxing"
Small: I dont enjoy traveling in America. I dont like the food, the cars. It is not exotic enough. It all tast
"I don't enjoy traveling in America. I don't like the food, the cars. It is not exotic enough. It all tastes a bit like airline food"
Small: When you are studying jazz, the best thing to do is listen to records or listen to live music. It isnt
"When you are studying jazz, the best thing to do is listen to records or listen to live music. It isn't as though you go to a teacher. You just listen as much as you can and absorb everything"
Small: There are times when whats happening in rock is the best music in the world, and there are times when t
"There are times when what's happening in rock is the best music in the world, and there are times when there is nothing worthwhile at all"
Small: It would be really hard to get serious about anything political today unless it was a joke
"It would be really hard to get serious about anything political today unless it was a joke"
Small: I still prefer the bebop of the 40s. The very stuff I started out with is still the best to me. I have
"I still prefer the bebop of the '40s. The very stuff I started out with is still the best to me. I have come full circle"