Well, I'm too old to pimp, and too young to die, so I'm just gonna keep playin'
[Sweets Edison] was one of the greatest stylists in Jazz of all time. And on top of that, when you listen to him, you say 'yes, that's Sweets' and you automatically smile. This is really unique. He changed the way how to play this instrument.
Count Basie was college, but Duke Ellington was graduate school.
Imitate, assimilate, and innovate.
Your sound is you & what you really feel inside.
Imitate, assimilate & innovate.