If I could have done anything more, it would have been less

'Swing' is an adjective or a verb, not a noun. All jazz musicians should swing. There is no such thing as a 'swing band' in music.

Benny Goodman plays the clarinet. I play music.

The good old days are neither better nor worse than the ones we're living through right now.

Somebody asked me once, 'Do you think that swing will ever come back?' And I said, 'Do you think the 1938 Ford will ever come back?'

If you wanna dance, a windshield wiper'll do it-all you need is a beat.

An audience is in many respects no more than a mob under loose control.