Chico Hamilton told me, "The first take is important in jazz because that's where the real emotion is. … - Jose James

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Do not despair. In every defeat are found the seeds of victory.

Jose James

Chico Hamilton told me, "The first take is important in jazz because that's where the real emotion is. " That's your true response to what's happening, and everything else after that, your brain is involved because you have something to reference.

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For better or for worse, I think my approach to jazz is very traditional, in one sense, but is [also] very out of fashion today. It's about the musicians, and it's about that magic that happens in the moment.

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I don't get writer's block. I don't try to write anything; when something comes, I write it. I just practice and when I get an idea I write it down.

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For me jazz is kind of an extension of hip-hop. Kind of the sad thing is that a lot of jazz people just listen to jazz, and a lot of hip-hop people just listen to hip-hop, and there's not a lot of crossover, unfortunately.

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I really like the complexity of jazz, the emotional depth; I feel like there's no other music that's really as satisfying as jazz.

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