The Thing To Judge In Any Jazz

I Usually Write From The Rhythm Section...if A Drummer Got A Funky Beat On Some Things - Like A Half-shuffle Or A Shuffle Or A Backbeat That's Even - I Can Write Something.

The Only Way A Drum Machine Will Get Out Of Beat Is For You Not To Pay Your Electric Bill.

What's Swinging In Words? If A Guy Makes You Pat Your Foot And If You Feel It Down Your Back, You Don't Have To Ask Anybody If That's Good Music Or Not. You Can Always Feel It.

There Are No Wrong Notes In Jazz: Only Notes In The Wrong Places.

It's Always Been A Gift With Me, Hearing Music The Way I Do. I Don't Know Where It Comes From, It's Just There And I Don't Question It.