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.
They're not particular whether you're playing a flat 5th or a ruptured 129th as long as they can dance.
The idea of life is to give and receive.
I used to do a lot of apologizing for what the State Department had done.
I'd like to play for you one of my compositions, my only composition.
There are a lot of great players... a lot of great players around, but Louie Bellson is really something special.