Many People Don't Understand How Disciplined You

I Knew I Wanted To Write On Religious Themes When I Was A Gi In World War Ii. I Saw And Experienced So Much Violence That I Thought I Could Express My Outrage Best With Music.

After The Second World War, I Returned To California To Study Composition With Darius Milhaud, Who Wrote Wonderful Works Like 'le Boeuf Sur Le Toit' And 'la Cretion Du Monde.' I Especially Enjoy His Work For Two Pianos, 'scaramouche.

Jazz Is About The Only Form Of Art Existing Today In Which There Is Freedom Of The Individual Without The Loss Of Group Contact.

I Played A Lot Of Sports And It's The Plays In Basketball That Weren't Worked Out That Are The Ones That Are Just Fantastic That You Remember. We Don't Know The Power That's Within Our Own Bodies.

Jazz Isn't Dead Yet. It's The Underpinning Of Everything In This Country. Whether It's A Broadway Show, Or Fusion, Or Right On Through Classical Music, If It's Coming Out Of The U.s., It's Not Going To Survive Unless It's Got Some Jazz Influence.