By The Way, I Got A Grammy,

That's Something Mary Lou Williams Used To Tell Me: If You're Not Feeling Right About What You're Doing And You Play A Minor Tune It All Comes Back, Falls Into Place. I Don't Know If That's True, But I Do It.

As Long As I Can Still Be On My Own And Do My Own Thing And Be Working Full Time, It's Great.

I Have A West Coast Rhythm Section And A New York Rhythm Section. I've Got Them Spread Out All Over The Place.

Duke Ellington Is My Choice For Many Reasons. Nobody Has Written So Many Great Pieces Of Music, Which Are Everlasting, And He Has Made Them Available To The World Through His Orchestrations Of His Work In A Unique Way. Lastly, He Was Himself A Fine Pianist. He Covers The Entire Musical Spectrum With His Genius.

I Would Really Hate To Have E-mail. It's Bad Enough With All The Mail I Get.