If ya ain't got it in ya, ya can't blow it out.

To jazz, or not to jazz, there is no question!

Jazz is played from the heart. You can even live by it. Always love it.

When I go to the Gate, I'll play a duet with Gabriel. Yeah, we'll play 'Sleepy Time Down South' and 'Hello, Dolly!.' Then he can blow a couple that he's been playing up there all the time.

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 need words. It's all in the phrasing.

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.