And I think to myself what a wonderful world. Oh, yeah.

If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.

The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in the back yard on a hot night or something said long ago.

All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.

You either have it or you don't. You play your horn just like you sing a song or a hymn. If it's in your heart, you express yourself in the tune.

There's a thing I've dreamed of all my life, and I'll be damned if it don't look like it's about to come true-to be King of the Zulu's parade. After that, I'll be ready to die.

I don't get involved in politics. I just blow my horn.