Bop is at the end of the road. Now everybody wants dance music.

I know all the Latin-American rhythms quite well, but I don't play them exactly like they do in their own country - I add my personal touch.

When I grow up I want to be just like Benny Carter!

Where there's no mutual respect, there's trouble!

We loved one another, man. I mean all those stories about the rift ... there was no question of a rift between Charlie Parker and me.

Some days you get up and put the horn to your chops and it sounds pretty good and you win. Some days you try and nothing works and the horn wins. This goes on and on and then you die and the horn wins.

They're not particular whether you're playing a flat 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance.