"Donald had reached its further edge, and could hear the rush of the stream from the deep obscurity of the abyss below, when there rose from the opposite side a strain of the most delightful music he had ever heard"
- Hugh Miller
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Donald had reached the edge of a deep abyss, and he might hear the noise of a hurrying stream from the darkness listed below. Unexpectedly, he heard a gorgeous tune originating from the other side. It was the most wonderful music he had actually ever heard. The tune was so captivating that Donald felt as if he was in a trance. He was mesmerized by the sound and felt as if he was in a dream. The music was so charming that it appeared to be originating from a wonderful place. Donald was so entranced by the music that he forgot all his concerns and problems. He felt as if he remained in a various world, one that was filled with appeal and happiness. The music was so lovely that it made Donald feel as if he was in a paradise.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away"
"Jazz vision is the fusion of music and art a real paradox of same-yet different. Here we play in exchanges, like the hardness of the key of c# major and from the softness of Db major - capturing, reflecting and improvising"
"We worked very hard to make the lyrics suit the music. I can't, like Elton John, for example, compose by lyrics. Elton has a great talent for that. Whatever you give him, including your questions, he composes in half an hour and makes a great song out of it"