When you have 13 horns, and one is soloing, you have 12 people to play the richest, fullest chord you could ever imagine behind that solo.

Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker seemed so sophisticated and bad. I wanted to be like that.

I got started when I was 3 years old because my father was a music teacher and my lessons were free. Instead of learning to walk, you learn to play the piano.

One performer whose band played my music better than I could myself was Art Farmer. He recorded 'Sing Me Softly of the Blues' and 'Ad Infinitum'.

It would be really hard to get serious about anything political today unless it was a joke.

When you have 13 horns, and one is soloing, you have 12 people to play the richest, fullest chord you could ever imagine behind that solo.

There are times when what's happening in rock is the best music in the world, and there are times when there is nothing worthwhile at all.