I just think swing is a matter of some good things put together that you can really pat your foot by. I can't define it beyond that.
Learn to deal with the valleys and the hills will take care of themselves.
Keep on listening & tapping your feet.
If you find a note tonight that sounds good, play the same damn note every night!
Freddie Green has been my right arm for thirty years. And if he leaves the band one day, I'll probably leave with him.
I'll always remember when I first heard Lester [Young]. I'd never heard anyone like him before. He was a stylist with a different sound. A sound I'd never heard before or since. To be honest with you, I didn't much like it at first.