I write music people enjoy playing and listening to, and I have a group that loves playing the music.

In 1994, I started touring again and I recorded two albums for Chesky Jazz.

Whether it's string writing or whatever, I try to write for what each instrumentalist can do best.

I do not mind having written the song at all. I just wish that I had written it in a different key, as the high d is hard to play. I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people.

1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me

I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people.

With four people you can create one very strong kind of energy, but if you can get 65 people working together, and swinging together, that's a whole other kind of energy.