A first love always occupies a special place.

A first love always occupies a special place.

I have been able to get a small audience. It's not the huge audience, but it's enough to make it possible to play. I appreciate that.

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

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

I'd like to feel that whatever I play is a result of whatever I've heard.

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.