Always Look Ahead, But Never Look Back.

[jazz Musicians] Feel Comfortable With Their Clichés, You Know.

I'm Out There Doing The Best That I Can, My Lip Is Cut And I'm Still Playing.

Everybody Ought To Listen To Benny [carter]. He's A Whole Musical Education.

If You Had To Call It "unison", It Ain't Unison. It Ain't The Same As Somebody Else. If You Can Hear That It's Unison, And You Have To Name It Something Other Than "unison", It Ain't Unison, You Know What I Mean? It's Two Guys Playin', But One Guy Is Playin' Slightly Out Of Tune, One Is Playin' Slightly Off Meter.

The Thing To Judge In Any Jazz Artist Is, Does The Man Project And Does He Have Ideas.