The Wise Musicians Are Those Who Play

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

A Goal Is A Dream With A Finish Line.

My Mother Told Me I Was Blessed, And I Have Always Taken Her Word For It. Being Born Of - Or Reincarnated From - Royalty Is Nothing Like Being Blessed. Royalty Is Inherited From Another Human Being; Blessedness Comes From God.

Music, Of Course, Is What I Hear And Something That I More Or Less Live By. It's Not An Occupation Or Profession, It's A Compulsion.

Playing 'bop' Is Like Playing Scrabble With All The Vowels Missing.