It Takes You Years To Learn How

My Ego Only Needs A Good Rhythm Section

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.

If You Got Up On The Bandstand At Minton's And Couldn't Play, You Were Not Only Going To Be Embarrassed By The People Ignoring You Or Booing You, You Might Get Your Ass Kicked.

So What Or Kind Of Blue Were Done In That Era, The Right Hour, The Right Day. It's Over; It's On The Record.

In High School I Was Best In Music Class On The Trumpet, But The Prizes Went To The Boys With Blue Eyes. I Made Up My Mind To Outdo Anybody White On My Horn.