When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it's composition. If you don't understand what it's about, you're depriving yourself of being really able to communicate this poem.

Jazz is a beautiful word. I love it.

What I'm doing, I prefer to call that jazz, because it is a beautiful word - I love it.

To have a little recognition, that is very nice, you dig. It is good for the ego, for the psyche.

When you know the lyrics to a tune, you have some kind of insight as to it's composition.

If I were to call it black music, that would be untrue. I don't know what that is, unless it would be some African drums or something.

Jazz to me is a living music.