NEA Jazz Masters 2005
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"Receiving this prestigious award from the National Endowment for the Arts is one of the high points of my career....
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"Since I was a kid, my father, a classical tenor who loved jazz, introduced me to the music of Lionel...
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"Thank goodness for the NEA for helping to keep jazz alive. A special thanks to Jimmy Heath and everyone." ...
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"Thank you. I feel truly honored to be inducted into such a prestigious organization. I am thrilled to be in...
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"Any such description of me as a Jazz Master should properly be made by others. I am, naturally, pleased by...
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"You can bet your bottom collar, you will never hear me holler. However, I will make an exception and holler...
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"I am very pleased to accept the Jazz Masters award from the National Endowment for the Arts on behalf of...