Hardbopjazz Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 (edited) A riddle Orrin Keepnews would tell. How do you make a million dollars in jazz? Punch line to follow if no one gives the answer. Edited September 11, 2016 by Hardbopjazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Start with two million! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Three, per Stan Getz iirc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Nelson Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 As Keepnews would say, "If the money-losing venture might affect a potential deal of mine, I can't provide you with any names." Keepnews frequently withholds names in his autobiography, 'The View From Within' (1988). As if to tell the reader, "I'm glad you're interested but I'll keep it to myself." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted September 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 20 hours ago, GA Russell said: Start with two million! Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 RE: PERSON I KNEW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted September 12, 2016 Report Share Posted September 12, 2016 On 9/11/2016 at 7:33 PM, Hardbopjazz said: A riddle Orrin Keepnews would tell. How do you make a million dollars in jazz? Punch line to follow if no one gives the answer. On 9/11/2016 at 7:36 PM, GA Russell said: Start with two million! Wow, that was less than three minutes. You couldn't have gotten an answer more quickly if you had asked "Who wants a million dollars?" Way too easy, but a good way to make sure the board isn't running slow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Surely Keepnews wasn't the first to crack that joke... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 That one may be even older than this one: ------------------------------------------------------- Two guys talking. Bob: Hey, Jim. I was so sorry to hear your jazz nightclub burned down. Jim: Shhhh. That's not until next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Or this one. What do you get when you drop a piano down a mineshaft? You get an a flat minor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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