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I firmly believe that the more one is exposed to bossa nova, the less one is interested in how he can fit it to his jazz concept and the more he becomes interested in what his improvisation can do for bossa nova.

— Clare Fischer

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Johnny has never written a tune – at least none I've ever heard – that wasn't melodically and harmonically perfect.

the liner notes from Songs for Rainy Day Lovers (1967)

My God, I heard this guy's albums for ages and finally to be able to look at him and see how he does it!"

I'm two people. One is a teddy bear who is soft and cuddly. And the other is this guy who says, "Don't push me."

I am one of the best kept secrets in jazz history. Many of my early records are hard to find and it is still difficult to release new ones.

They disenfranchised me. It's like giving an award to Woody Herman's sax section, but not Woody, for "Early Autumn."

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