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Carla Bley
American
Musician
Born:
May 11
,
1938
Band
Best
Like
Music
Out
You
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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.
Carla Bley
Best
Writing
Big
Band
Few
Living
Composers
Between
Talent
Big Band
Am
Doing
Lot
Very
Them
Far
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.
Carla Bley
Food
Car
Enjoy
Enough
Bit
Airline
Like
Exotic
America
Tastes
Traveling
I don't think you can ever regain your ignorance.
Carla Bley
You
Ignorance
Think
Regain
Your
Ever
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.
Carla Bley
Teacher
Music
You
Learning
Walk
Old
Father
Free
Piano
Instead
Learn
Because
Got
Were
Years
Lessons
Play
Started
I like chords that are very lush with all the lush parts taken out.
Carla Bley
Out
Taken
Like
Parts
Very
Chords
Lush
It would be really hard to get serious about anything political today unless it was a joke.
Carla Bley
Today
Political
Joke
Unless
Would
Would-Be
About
Get
Anything
Really
Hard
Serious
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.
Carla Bley
Music
Best
World
Nothing
Worthwhile
Rock
Times
Happening
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.
Carla Bley
You
People
Solo
Soloing
Horns
Could
Behind
Richest
Fullest
Chord
Ever
Play
Imagine
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