{"id":5029,"date":"2009-02-27T10:41:43","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T17:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=5029"},"modified":"2009-08-06T14:15:08","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T21:15:08","slug":"its-whats-left-out-that-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2009\/its-whats-left-out-that-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s What’s Left Out That Counts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because I am really more of a melodic rather than a technical player, for me, what Hank Crawford said in this 1998 interview<\/a>, is a truism:<\/p>\n

It’s not how much you play, it’s how much you leave out.<\/p>\n

Hank Crawford quoting Dizzy Gillespie.<\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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…this is just my blog<\/em>. <\/span> My \u201creal\u201d <\/b> website is<\/span> www.bassic-sax.info.<\/a> If you\u2019re looking for <\/span> sax info<\/strong>,<\/span> you should check it out too.<\/span>There\u2019s lots<\/em> there! <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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