Most jazz players work out their solos, at least to the extent that they have a very specific vocabulary.

We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out.

As long as there are people trying to play music in a sincere way, there will be Jazz.

Names and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do, I'm not doing my real playing mode.

Sound is the first thing that we tune into.

Out of Coltrane's whole history, there are things which I think are great from all the periods.

Bernstein grew up in my building in New York. He's a very, very fine player. When he was a kid, he came by to find out what was going on in the world of jazz.