Tastes are created by the business interests. How else can you explain the popularity of Al Hirt?

If Charlie Parker were a Gunslinger, There'd be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats

If someone has been escaping reality, I don't expect him to dig my music.

If you think this is weird, just look at yourselves.

Most of the soloists at Birdland had to wait for Parker's next record in order to find out what to play next. What will they do now?

That sound in tune to you?.. Sounds sharp to me. Sounds like I'm playing sharp all the time. My singing teacher told us you should do that. Maybe I got it from her. She said singers when they grow old have a tendency to go flat. So if you sing sharp as a young person, as you get older and go flat, you'll be in tune. In other words, it's never thought good to be flat. It means you can't get to the tone.

Bach is how buildings got taller. It's how we got to the moon.