Jo Jones Quotes

• The drum is the heart of music. The saxophone can play and then rest, as can all of them except the drums; the drummer keeps going - he can't afford to stop.

  Jo Jones

  Heart, Play, Saxophone

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• The hardest thing for a musician to learn is how to play WITH people. That's what made the Basie rhythm section.

  Jo Jones

  Music, Play, People

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