Earl Hines Quote

I always thought jazz was like the trunk of a tree. After the tree has grown, many branches have sprung out. They're all with different leaves and they all look beautiful. But at the end of the season, they fold back up and it’s still that tree trunk.

Interview, 1976

I always thought jazz was like the trunk of a tree. After the tree has grown, many branches have sprung out. They're all with different leaves and...

I always thought jazz was like the trunk of a tree. After the tree has grown, many branches have sprung out. They're all with different leaves and...

I always thought jazz was like the trunk of a tree. After the tree has grown, many branches have sprung out. They're all with different leaves and...

I always thought jazz was like the trunk of a tree. After the tree has grown, many branches have sprung out. They're all with different leaves and...