Everyone wants to put people on, I think. And get away with it! That's the thing: put people on and get away with it! That's a science in itself.

There are a lot of great players... a lot of great players around, but Louie Bellson is really something special.

I try to play the bare essence, to let everything be just what it's supposed to be.

Learn to play the piano, man, and then you can figure out crazy solos of your own.

There have been two great revelations in my life: The first was bepop, the second was homeopathy.

One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange.

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