Some Of [drummers] Drop Time Because They

The Music Has Gotten Thick. Guys Give Me Tunes And They're Full Of Chords. I Can't Play Them...i Think A Movement In Jazz Is Beginning Away From The Conventional String Of Chords, And A Return To Emphasis On Melodic Rather Than Harmonic Variation. There Will Be Fewer Chords But Infinite Possibilities As To What To Do With Them.

I Gave The Album [you're Under Arrest] To Quincy Jones And He Loved "d Train". We Couldn't Call It "d Train"; It's Called "mdi/something's On Your Mind/md2". That's On The Album.

You Can Tell Whether A Person Plays Well Or Not By The Way He Carries The Instrument, Whether It Means Something To Him Or Not.

To Keep Creating You Have To Be About Change.

If You're Not Nervous Then You're Not Paying Attention.