Jazz Is A Good Barometer Of Freedom.

My Biggest Kick In Music -playing Or Writing- Is When I Have A Problem. Without A Problem To Solve, How Much Interest Do You Take In Anything?

Jazz Today, As Always In The Past, Is A Matter Of Thoughtful Creation, Not Mere Unaided Instinct.

Music Is The Tonal Reflection Of Beauty.

There Is Hardly Any Money Interest In Art, And Music Will Be There When Money Is Gone.

Critics Have Their Purposes, And They're Supposed To Do What They Do, But Sometimes They Get A Little Carried Away With What They Think Someone Should Have Done, Rather Than Concerning Themselves With What They Did.